Bombardier Announces Eight Aircraft Order from BRIT AIR.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1998--Bombardier Inc. (TSE:BBD.A.) (ME:BBD.A.) (TSE:BBD.B.) (ME:BBD.B.) BRIT AIR of Morlaix, France has announced an order for six 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jet Series 100s and two 70-seat CRJ Series 700s from Bombardier Aerospace. The airline also intends to secure additional options on the CRJ Series 700 aircraft.

Excluding options, BRIT AIR will operate a fleet of 24 Canadair Regional Jets by the year 2001 comprised of 20 Series 100s and four Series 700s.

BRIT AIR president Xavier Leclercq said, "Our latest Canadair Jet order will consolidate BRIT AIR's position as a major player in the growing European regional air travel market."

"We are very proud that BRIT AIR, our European launch customer for the CRJ Series 700, has placed follow-on orders for the Series 100 and additional orders for the Series 700," said Bombardier Aerospace Regional Aircraft president Robert Gillespie. "Our regional aircraft family will provide BRIT AIR with cost-effective benefits of commonality in maintenance programs, ground support equipment and flight crew training," he added.

The Canadair Regional Jet is the world's best selling regional jet. For calendar year 1997, Bombardier Aerospace captured 42 per cent of the 20 to 90-seat world regional aircraft market. A total of 160 Canadair Regional Jet and 44 de Havilland Dash 8 aircraft orders were recorded during the year from 23 customers in 14 countries.

BRIT AIR initially ordered the Canadair Regional Jet in October 1994. To date, the award winning airline has 13 CRJ Series 100 aircraft in its fleet.

Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the world's third largest civil aircraft manufacturer with its Canadair and de Havilland operations in Canada, Learjet in the United States and Shorts in the United Kingdom. Leading the 20- to 90-passenger regional carrier market, Bombardier Aerospace offers complete families of Dash 8(R) turboprop and Canadair Regional Jet(R) aircraft. It has the industry's widest range of business jets, from the light and mid-size Learjet(R) series to the widebody Challenger(R) and ultra long-range Global Express(R). It also produces the Canadair 415 firefighting/maritime mission aircraft and designs and manufactures airframe components and aircraft engine nacelles.

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian corporation engaged in design, development, manufacturing and marketing activities in the fields of transportation equipment, aerospace, and recreational products. It also provides financial services and services related to its products and core competencies. The Montreal-based Corporation operates plants in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, employing 47,000 people. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended January 31, 1998 totalled 8.5 billion Canadian dollars, and more than 88 percent of its revenues are generated in markets outside Canada.

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