Bombardier Sells 20 More CRJ200 Series Aircraft to Atlantic Coast Airlines.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1999-- BOMBARDIER (ME:BB) (ME: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. .B) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :BBD.B) Bombardier Aerospace has announced the sale of 20 additional CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200(i) Series regional jets to Atlantic Coast Airlines Atlantic Coast Airlines (IATA: DH, ICAO: BLR, and Callsign: Blue Ridge) was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc.. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ). The transaction increases to 63 the number of CRJ200 Series aircraft ordered by the Dulles, Virginia-based airline, 20 of which have been delivered. ACA continues to hold options on 27 of the 50-passenger twinjets. Value of today's order is approximately U.S. $430 million (Cdn. $640 million). Deliveries are to be completed in December 2002. "We are 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. that Atlantic Coast Airlines has once again turned to the CRJ200 Series for its future requirements," said Robert Gillespie, president of Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "The aircraft has clearly met or surpassed all of the airline's demanding requirements." The Atlantic Coast Airlines contract raises Bombardier's orderbook to a total of 1,089 orders and options for its family of 50- and 70-passenger Canadair Regional Jet aircraft. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the world's third largest civil aircraft manufacturer with operations in three countries. Leading the 20- to 70-passenger regional carrier market, Bombardier Aerospace offers complete 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. It has the industry's widest range of business jets, offering both full and fractional ownership, and also produces firefighting/maritime mission aircraft. It provides technical services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training to business, regional airline and military customers. Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian corporation active in the fields of aerospace, rail transportation equipment, recreational products, financial services and services related to its products and core businesses. It operates plants 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 January 31, 1999 totalled $11.5 billion (Cdn.). (i) Tradename of Bombardier Inc. |
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