Bombardier Sells Six Regional Airliners to Operators in Europe and Middle East.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- (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.) 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). today announced sales of six regional aircraft valued at close to US $127 million (Cdn $187 million) to two airlines in Europe and one in the Middle East. Maersk Air of Birmingham, England, a British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. franchise carrier, converted an existing option into a firm order for one long range version of the Canadair Regional Jet (r) Series 200 aircraft. To date, the carrier has taken delivery of six CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200 LRs and now has backlogged orders for eight additional CRJ aircraft. Maersk Air was the U.K. launch customer for the new 70-seat CRJ700 Series regional jet which will enter airline service early in 2001. Adria Airways Adria Airways is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe. It is the national airline of Slovenia and a regional member of the Star Alliance. It operates international scheduled services throughout Europe and charter services to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. of Ljubljana, Slovenia ordered an additional CRJ200. The airline was the first CRJ operator in Central Europe when it placed a firm order for two CRJ200 LR aircraft early in 1997. It ordered a third aircraft early in 1998. Palestinian Airlines of Gaza, a new Bombardier Aerospace customer, will acquire two 50-seat Q300 Dash 8(r) and two 50-seat CRJ200 Series LR aircraft for its growing route network in the Middle East. Palestinian Airlines currently flies from Gaza to Amman, Cairo, Jeddah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. It plans to begin services to Larnaca and Istanbul in the near future. 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 Cdn $11.5 billion. |
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