Bombardier Delivers 337 Aircraft for Fiscal Year 2005/06.MONTREAL Montreal (mŏn'trēôl`), Fr. Montréal (môNrāäl`), city (1991 pop. 1,017,666), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island, surrounded by St. Lawrence River and Rivière des Prairies. -- 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). - Third consecutive year increase in deliveries - Industry-leading growth in business aircraft deliveries Bombardier announced today that it had delivered 337 aircraft for its fiscal year ended January January: see month. 31, 2006. This compares to 329 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year 2004/05 (year ending January 31, 2005). In the business aircraft segment, an impressive 186 units were delivered compared to 128 for the same period last year, an increase of 45 per cent. Ninety of the business aircraft delivered this fiscal year were of the latest Bombardier business jets: the Global Express XRS XRS X-Ray Spectrometer XRS X-Ray Spectroscopy XRS X-Ray Sensitivity XRS XML Related Standards XRS Excellent Retrieval System XRS Xml Retrieval System , Bombardier Global 5000, Challenger 300 and Learjet Learjet is a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use. It was founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear Jr. as Swiss American Aviation Corporation. Learjet is now a subsidiary of Bombardier and marketed as the "Bombardier Learjet Family". 40 XR. Deliveries in the regional aircraft segment totalled 149 aircraft compared to 200 for the same period last year due largely to a significant reduction in CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200 aircraft deliveries. However, despite the continuing challenges facing the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. airline industry, Bombardier delivered approximately the same number of larger regional jets this fiscal year compared to the previous year. Two Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft Noun 1. amphibious aircraft - an airplane designed to take off and land on water amphibian aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" were delivered during fiscal year 2005/06 (year ending January 31, 2006) compared to one in the previous fiscal year. Production of the world-renowned world-re·nowned adj. Widely known and acclaimed. firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. aircraft resumed at the end of last fiscal year in response to the improved market for amphibious aircraft. "We are harvesting the fruit of many years of investment in the development of innovative aircraft platforms," said Pierre Pierre (pēr), city (1990 pop. 12,906), state capital (since 1889) and seat of Hughes co., central S.Dak., on the east bank of the Missouri River, opposite Fort Pierre; inc. 1883. Beaudoin, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Bombardier Aerospace. "Bombardier has generated tremendous market interest worldwide as operators and owners benefit from the superior technology and outstanding value offered by our growing family of aircraft. In the regional aircraft segment, within a context of high oil prices, renewed interest in our highly efficient Q Series turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a aircraft has also resulted in increased deliveries. We are the leader in the 20- to 90-seat segment and continue to look at new opportunities in the upper end of the regional aircraft market," he added. The following table provides delivery totals by aircraft type.
Bombardier aircraft - Fiscal year 2005/06 deliveries:
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Deliveries Deliveries
Fiscal year 2005/06 Fiscal year 2004/05
Aircraft (year ending Jan. 31, 2006) (year ending Jan. 31, 2005)
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Regional
aircraft
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CRJ200 44(i) 100
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CRJ700/CRJ900 77(i) 78(i)(i)
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Q100/200/300 12 6
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Q400 16 16
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Total Regional
aircraft 149 200
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Business aircraft
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Learjet 40/ 40 XR 24 14
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Learjet 45/45 XR 31 23
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Learjet 60 14 10
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Challenger 300 52 28
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Challenger 604 35 31
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Bombardier Global 5000 14 9
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Global Express 16 13
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Total Business
aircraft(i)(i)(i) 186(i)(i)(i) 128(i)(i)(i)
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Amphibious Aircraft
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Bombardier 415 2 1
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Grand total 337 329
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(i) For fiscal year 2005/06, the 44 CRJ200 aircraft deliveries
include 8 Challenger 850 corporate shuttles and the 77
CRJ700/CRJ900 aircraft deliveries include 3 Challenger 870
corporate shuttles.
(i)(i) For fiscal year 2004/05, the 78 CRJ700 aircraft deliveries
include 3 Challenger 870 corporate shuttles.
(i)(i)(i) Deliveries detailed under Business aircraft include 14
aircraft sold to customers of the North American Bombardier
Flexjet program in fiscal year 2005/06 and ten aircraft
sold to customers in fiscal year 2004/05. An aircraft
delivery is included in the above table when the equivalent
of 100% of the fractional shares of an aircraft model have
been sold to external customers.
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, 2005, were $15.8 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (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. ). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. Bombardier, Learjet, Challenger, Global, Bombardier Global 500, CRJ Series, Q Series, Bombardier 415 and Flexjet are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. 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) (TSX:BBD.SV.B) |
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