Cirrus Aviation Places Order for Second Bombardier Learjet 40 Business Jet.Business Editors GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2004 EBACE EBACE European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition 2004 German charter operator adds another aircraft to its fleet to meet surging demand. Cirrus Aviation of Zweibrucken, Germany, today purchased its second Bombardier Learjet 40(i) light business jet. The order comes only three months after Cirrus began operating its first Bombardier Learjet 40 aircraft, and will help Cirrus meet a growing demand for trans-European business travel. "This positive development underlines the suitability of the new Learjet 40 aircraft for European charter operations," stated Bob Horner
TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :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) (TSX:BBD.B), Business Aircraft. Sporting a distinctive black-and-silver livery LIVERY, Engl. law. 1. The delivery of possession of lands to those tenants who hold of the king in capite, or knight's service. 2. Livery was also the name of a writ which lay for the heir of age, to obtain the possession of seisin of his lands at the king's hands. F. N. B. 155. 3. , the Cirrus Learjet 40 fleet is based at Zweibrucken Airport, as part of Cirrus Aviation's growing charter services. Both aircraft are also part of Bombardier's popular Flexjet Europe charter network, which, as part of Bombardier Flexjet, offers seamless transportation service worldwide. "The Learjet 40 has surpassed our highest expectations," declared Gerd Brandecker, managing director, Cirrus Aviation. "The aircraft combines great range for six passengers with cabin comfort that's above the standard for this category of jets. Since we started flying last February, customer feedback about our first Learjet 40 has been overwhelmingly positive. The aircraft has proven to be ideal for our charter fleet so it makes good sense to add a second jet." Other factors influencing the decision are the aircraft's superior maintainability and advanced avionics. "Our pilots find it easy to operate, and our ground technicians report that the airplane is very reliable and very little service is required," noted Mr. Brandecker. Cirrus Aviation is part of the Cirrus Group consisting of Cirrus Airlines/Team Lufthansa, Cirrus Flight Training and Cirrus Maintenance. By applying the certified maintenance procedures of Cirrus Airlines/Team Lufthansa, the Cirrus Learjet 40 fleet is maintained and operated to the highest safety and service standards in the world. Fully certificated by the European Aviation Safety Agency European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union with offices in Cologne, Germany, which has been given specific regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. (EASA EASA European Aviation Safety Agency EASA European Advertising Standards Alliance (Brussels, Belgium) EASA European Association of Social Anthropologists EASA European Architecture Students Assembly EASA European Academic Software Award ) in January 2004, the Bombardier Learjet 40 can operate at altitudes up to 51,000 feet (15,545 m). With full fuel and six passengers, it can fly 1,782 nautical nau·ti·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from miles (3,300 km), and leads its class in payload-range capability for all missions with payloads greater than 1,000 pounds (454 kg). From Frankfurt, Cirrus passengers currently fly non-stop to Reykjavik, Moscow, and Cairo. Its 368-cubic-foot cabin (10.42-cu-m) is at least 20 per cent larger than competing jets. The Bombardier Learjet 40 entered service in January 2004; a total of nine aircraft are currently in service. 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, 2004, were $15.4 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. (i) Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. and its subsidiaries. Note to editors: Images will be available from our multimedia gallery at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmfr/F15.jsp |
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