Bombardier CRJ700 Engine Upgrade Offers Important Cost Savings.TORONTO -- Bombardier adds value to its CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper family of aircraft Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group, with the third largest workforce (behind Boeing and Airbus) and the fourth largest in yearly delivery of commercial airplanes (behind Boeing, Airbus and Embraer). announced today an engine upgrade for the Bombardier CRJ CRJ redirects here. For other meanings of CRJ see CRJ (disambiguation) The Bombardier CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. 700 aircraft, that will offer operators savings of up to 15 per cent in engine maintenance costs over 15 years. The program upgrades the General Electric CF34-8C1 engine of the CRJ700 jetliner to a variant of the CF34-8C5 engine used on the Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft. The new engine, designated the CF34-8C5B1, is scheduled to be fitted to production CRJ700 aircraft starting in the second quarter of 2005. Operators will realize maintenance cost savings because the new engine will be operated at lower thrust levels than the CF34-8C5, extending its time in service before overhaul, extending the life of engine parts and lowering direct maintenance costs. General Electric is offering existing operators the opportunity to upgrade their engines when they come due for their first major shop visit. This will allow the current in-service CRJ700 fleet to take advantage of the new CF34-8C5B1 engine. The upgrade will provide a common engine for the CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft, allowing a single spare engine type to support a mixed CRJ700/CRJ900 fleet, thereby simplifying fleet management and significantly reducing spares investment. The upgrade will also enable General Electric to focus its development efforts and resources on a single engine type to continue to introduce further engine improvements. "The introduction of a common engine for the CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft increases the overall parts commonality com·mon·al·i·ty n. pl. com·mon·al·i·ties 1. a. The possession, along with another or others, of a certain attribute or set of attributes: a political movement's commonality of purpose. between the two aircraft types to a very high level," said Rod Williams Rod Williams is an offensive/defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. , vice-president, Aircraft Programs, Bombardier Regional Aircraft. "This represents a considerable savings in spares and maintenance costs." About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2004 were $15.5 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. Bombardier, CRJ Series, CRJ700 and CRJ900 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. Note to EditorsAn image will be available on our Web site photo gallery at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD.MV.A) |
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