Bombardier Delivers First CRJ700 Aircraft to Air France Carrier, Brit Air.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 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). (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :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. .A.)(TSE:BBD.B.) today delivered the first of 12 new CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 700* regional jet airliners to launch customer Brit Air
Brit Air is a regional airline based at Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise. of Morlaix, France. This represents the first commercial delivery of Bombardier's new CRJ700 regional jet. The 70-seat aircraft, a lengthened, higher-capacity version of Bombardier's revolutionary 50-seat CRJ, will enter service with Brit Air on an Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde route by mid-February. Four CRJ700 aircraft will be in the airline's fleet during Brit Air's summer season. The airline currently operates 20 CRJ100* 50-seat aircraft. Bombardier officially launched the CRJ700 program on Jan. 21, 1997 with 67 orders, options and memoranda of understanding from eight airlines on four continents - the first firm orders coming from Brit Air. Bombardier now has firm orders for 174 CRJ700 aircraft plus 317 conditional orders and options for a total of 491 units from 14 customers on five continents. "Today's initial CRJ700 delivery marks a major milestone for Bombardier with our new 70-seat regional jet achieving first delivery far, far ahead of the competition," said Steven A. Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "We remain very gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the early endorsement of the CRJ700 by launch customer Brit Air," he said. Brit Air president Xavier Leclercq said, "The imminent introduction to service of our first CRJ700 will provide a valuable asset to our fleet with operating economics even better than our fleet of 50-passenger CRJ aircraft. We are embarking on a new era in Europe's highly competitive market with a true family of efficient 50- and 70-seat aircraft." Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the leading business, regional and amphibious aircraft manufacturer. With full design and production capabilities in three countries, it offers the most comprehensive families of 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 and regional jet aircraft and the widest range of business jets. It also provides the Flexjet(R) fractional business aircraft ownership program, technical services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training for business, regional airline and military customers. Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and service company, is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. recreational products. It is also a provider of financial services and asset management. The Corporation employs 56,000 people in 12 countries in North America, Europe and Asia, and more than 90 per cent of its revenues are generated outside Canada. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2000, totalled Cdn$13.6 billion. (R) Registered trademark of Bombardier Inc. * Trademark of Bombardier Inc. Note to Editors: Images of CRJ 700 aircraft in Brit Air livery are available on our web site photo gallery at: www.aerospace.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.htm |
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