Bombardier Delivers First CRJ700 to US Airways.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 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). (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :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) (TSX:BBD.B) has delivered the first of 25 70-seat 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 Series 701(i) regional jets to US Airways' wholly-owned subsidiary PSA Airlines of Dayton, Ohio. It is the first 70-seat aircraft to operate in the US Airways Express US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways. fleet. Bombardier announced on May 12, 2003 that US Airways had placed firm orders for 60 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200(i) and 25 Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft. PSA Airlines has taken delivery of and operates 16 Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft. "We are very excited about the additional capacity and new route possibilities this aircraft brings to our fleet," said Richard E. Pfennig, President and Chief Executive Officer, PSA Airlines. "As we transition into an all-jet carrier, we will bring new levels of comfort and convenience to the communities we serve." "US Airways' commitment to both the Bombardier CRJ200 and CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 700 is an endorsement of the proven economics and commonality benefit of the Bombardier CRJ family," said Steven A. Ridolfi, President, Bombardier Regional Aircraft. Total firm orders for the Bombardier CRJ700 stand at 229 aircraft. The Bombardier CRJ program, the largest in regional aircraft history, has received 1,356 firm orders to date. 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 $21.3 billion Cdn and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. (i) Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. Note to Editors: An image of a US Airways Express CRJ700 aircraft is available in our web site multimedia library at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp |
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