Bombardier Signs Turkey's Atlasjet For Three CRJ900 Airliners.TORONTO -- 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). announced today that low-cost airline Atlasjet of Istanbul, Turkey has signed a firm order for three 90-seat Bombardier CRJ CRJ redirects here. For other meanings of CRJ see CRJ (disambiguation) The Bombardier CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. 900 regional jet airliners and has taken options on two additional CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 900 aircraft. The firm order contract is valued at approximately $107 million US. "We are delighted that Atlasjet is increasing its capacity with the CRJ900 aircraft," said Steven Ridolfi, President, Bombardier Regional Aircraft. "Its economics are significantly better than those of our competitors and it delivers seat-mile costs similar to those of much larger narrow-body jet aircraft." Atlasjet has been operating two previously owned 70-passenger Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft since May 2005 on domestic Turkish routes. The addition of the CRJ900 aircraft will allow Atlasjet to stimulate growth on these routes. "Our decision to acquire the Bombardier CRJ900 as our larger regional jet was based directly on our experience with the CRJ700," said Tuncay Doganer, General Manager, Atlasjet. "The CRJ700 is a very economic and reliable aircraft. It allows us to attain our goal of fast turn-around times because we can load and unload passengers and their baggage more quickly. The CRJ700 also allows us to offer fully competitive airfares. We expect the same qualities from the Bombardier CRJ900." Atlasjet was established in 2001 with two Boeing 757 jetliners. It currently operates six Boeing 757, nine Airbus A320 (with three Airbus 319 on order) and two Bombardier CRJ700 jets. The airline serves more than 50 scheduled and charter destinations in Turkey and Europe. As an IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. member, the airline has interline in·ter·line 1 tr.v. in·ter·lined, in·ter·lin·ing, in·ter·lines To insert between printed or written lines. in agreements in place with more than 30 airlines worldwide. As of December 31, 2005, the Bombardier CRJ Series total order book stood at 1,428 aircraft, with 1,321 aircraft delivered and a firm order backlog of 107 aircraft, making the CRJ Series the most successful regional aircraft program in history. 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, CRJ, CRJ700 and CRJ900 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. Note to EditorsImages of Atlasjet CRJ900 aircraft will be availa ble in our Multimedia Library at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.js p BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD.MV.A) (TSX:BBD.SV.B) |
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