Bombardier Sells Four Canadair Regional Jet Aircraft to Air Wisconsin.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1998--Bombardier Inc.(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.) (ME:BBD.A.) (TSE:BBD.B.) (ME:BBD.B.) Air Wisconsin Air Wisconsin is an airline based in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, or AWAC, is the largest privately held regional and commuter airline which operates regional jet flights as US Airways Express under contract to US Airways, serving around 70 has placed a firm order for four Canadair Regional Jet Series 200LR aircraft from 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). for service under the United Express banner from Denver, Colorado. Value of the order is $84 million U.S. ($123.5 million Cdn.). Air Wisconsin expects to start its CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper service in the first quarter of 1999. Appleton, Wisconsin-based Air Wisconsin selected the Canadair Regional Jet for several reasons, said Geoff Crowley, president of the airline. "The Canadair Regional Jet Series 200LR's 'hot and high' range and payload capabilities will allow us to serve other high-altitude airports on our Denver-based route system without suffering loss of payload," said Mr. Crowley. "At the same time, we will be able to extend our market reach beyond the 1,000 miles currently possible with our 88-seat jets to 1,300 or 1,400 miles. "In addition," he added, "the 50-seat capacity of the CRJ fills the gap between our current 32-seat turboprops and 88-seat jets. This will allow us to be more efficient in matching capacity to demand." Air Wisconsin currently operates 18 BAe 146 jets, and through its subsidiary Mountain Air Express, 10 Dornier 328 turboprops feeding United at its Denver and Chicago hubs. "Air Wisconsin's selection of the Canadair Regional Jet reaffirms the CRJ as the 50-seat jet of choice among United Express carriers," said Robert D. Gillespie, president of Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "We are delighted that Air Wisconsin will join 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. in providing United Express passengers with the superb level of comfort and amenities that the CRJ provides." The Air Wisconsin acquisition increases the number of Canadair Regional Jet Series 100, 200 and 700 aircraft on firm order to 376, of which 241 have been delivered. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the world's third largest civil aircraft manufacturer with its Canadair and de Havilland de Ha·vil·land , Olivia Born 1916. British-born American actress who portrayed Melanie in Gone With the Wind (1939) and won an Academy Award for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949). operations in Canada, Learjet in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Shorts in the United Kingdom. Leading the 20- to 70-passenger regional carrier market, Bombardier Aerospace offers complete families of Dash 8(R) 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 Canadair Regional Jet(R) aircraft. It has the industry's widest range of business jets, from the light and mid-size Learjet(R) series to the widebody Challenger(R) and ultra long-range Global Express(R). It also produces the Canadair 415 firefighting/maritime mission aircraft and designs and manufactures airframe components and aircraft engine nacelles. Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian corporation engaged in design, development, manufacturing and marketing activities in the fields of rail transportation equipment, aerospace, and recreational products. It also provides financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and services related to its products and core competencies. The Montreal-based Corporation operates plants in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, employing 47,000 people. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended January 31, 1998 totalled 8.5 billion Canadian dollars, and more than 88 percent of its revenues are generated in markets outside Canada. (R) Registered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. CONTACT: Bombardier Inc. Colin Fisher, 416/ 375-3030 Catherine Chase, 514/ 855-7980 Internet address: http://www.aero.bombardier.com |
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