Bombardier Signs $98 Million US Operations and Maintenance Contract with the City of Atlanta.MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation announced today that is has received a 10-year contract to operate and maintain the Automated People Mover (APM) system, also known as the automated guideway transit Automated guideway transit (AGT) is a fully automated, grade-separated transit system in which rubber-tired vehicles are guided, usually by horizontally running guide wheels, on a guideway. system (AGTS AGTS Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (Springfield, MO) AGTS Advanced Gunnery Training System AGTS Art Goes To School (volunteer organization) AGTS alt.games. ), at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, Georgia. The contract is valued at approximately $98 million US (81 million euros) and contains provisions for two additional five-year renewal options. The Airport's Bombardier CX-100 system operates 20 hours a day, seven days a week, and has consistently surpassed the contract availability target of 99.5 per cent. The 49-vehicle fleet moves an average of 225,000 passengers daily between the landside land·side n. The flat side of a plow opposite the furrow. landside Noun the part of an airport farthest from the aircraft Noun 1. terminal and the five airside air·side n. The part of an airport directly involved in the arrival and departure of aircraft. airside Noun the part of an airport nearest the aircraft concourses, with a two-minute wait time between trains at its 14 stations. Since 1980, Bombardier has operated and maintained the Bombardier-built APM system, including the supply of system expansions, a route extension to a new international concourse and 24 CX-100 replacement vehicles. Ray Betler, President of Bombardier Transportation, Total Transit Systems, said: "We take great pride in the City of Atlanta's decision to continue its long-standing relationship with us. This new contract reflects the excellent collaboration and customer loyalty that we experience in the operations and maintenance market." He added: "We are as committed today, as we were 25 years ago, to provide reliable and dependable service for Atlanta Airport, which ranks in the top ten for transit system ridership in the United States." Ben DeCosta, Aviation General Manager, City of Atlanta, said: "The City of Atlanta values its relationship with Bombardier and we are pleased to continue that relationship. As the world's busiest airport World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The definition of "busiest" is debated as well, with claims being staked on the basis of aircraft operations, cargo traffic or total passengers. , the AGTS is vital to our ability to efficiently move airport passengers and employees throughout the Central Passenger Terminal. Bombardier's operations and maintenance has resulted in virtually zero down time. We look forward to many more years of excellent service from Bombardier." With over 30 years of operations and maintenance (O&M) experience, Bombardier provides a wide range of O&M services for fully automated systems in airports around the world, such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Newark, New York Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, U.S., 30 miles (48 km) east by south of Rochester. The population was 9,682 at the 2000 census. The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County. , Orlando, Pittsburgh and San Francisco, USA; Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in Asia; and in Europe - Frankfurt, Rome, and the soon to be operational airport in Madrid. 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, 2005, were $15.8 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (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. ). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. Bombardier and CX-100 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION (TSX:BBD.MV.A) (TSX:BBD.SV.B) |
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