Bombardier Sells Three Q300 Airliners to Australia's Qantas Airways.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2001 Bombardier (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.) 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 the sale of three 50-passenger Bombardier Q300(a) 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 airliners to Australia's Qantas Airways. The announcement includes a previously unannounced order for one Bombardier Q300 placed by Qantas in July, and a further order for two aircraft placed in November. Value of the three aircraft order is $61.4 million Cdn ($43.9 million U.S.). "We are delighted that Qantas has demonstrated a further commitment to our products with this order for Bombardier Q300 aircraft," said Steven A. Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Regional Aircraft. "We look forward to being a part of Qantas' prosperous future." "The addition of these Bombardier Q300 aircraft gives us improved flexibility to increase capacity within our expanding regional network," said Narendra Kumar, Qantas Executive General Manager Subsidiary Businesses. "The new Bombardier Q300 aircraft will be operated by our regional airline unit, QantasLink." Once the new aircraft are delivered, Qantas will have 29 Bombardier turboprop aircraft, including nine new Q(a) Series and 20 original Dash 8(R) airliner versions. Bombardier Q Series aircraft, introduced in 1996, are equipped with the proprietary Noise and Vibration Suppression (NVS NVS - Non-Volatile Storage ) system that significantly reduces passenger cabin noise and vibration. The worldwide Bombardier Q Series Dash 8 and fleet totals more than 620 delivered aircraft. That fleet has flown well in excess of 10 million hours and three billion miles while transporting more than 300 million passengers. As a measure of reliability, the economic life of a Bombardier Dash 8 is approximately 80,000 flight hours or 160,000 flight cycles - more than double the economic life of any competitive aircraft. Today's Bombardier Q Series product line includes the 37- to 39-seat Q100(a) and Q200(a), 50- to 56-seat Q300 and 68- to 78-passenger Q400(a). Bombardier ranks as the third largest civil aircraft manufacturer and leading regional aircraft supplier in the world. The company's combined orderbook for Bombardier Q Series Dash 8 and its pioneering CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper (a) Series family of regional jets exceeds the 1,850 mark for aircraft delivered and on firm order. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is a world leader in the design, and manufacture of innovative aviation products and services for the regional, business and amphibious aircraft Noun 1. amphibious aircraft - an airplane designed to take off and land on water amphibian aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" markets. It also offers Bombardier Flexjet(R) fractional ownership In business, fractional ownership is a percentage share of an expensive asset. Shares are sold to individual owners. A fractional owner enjoys priorities and privileges, such as reduced rates, priority access on holidays and income sharing. , aircraft charter and management, 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 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 asset management. The Corporation employs 79,000 people in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific and its revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled $16.1 billion Cdn. (R)Registered Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. (a)Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. Note to Editors: Image of a Bombardier Q300 aircraft in QantasLink livery is available on our web site photo gallery at: http://aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.htm |
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