RE: Brit Air to Introduce Canadair Regional Jet Series 700.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 1997-- Brit air
Brit Air is a regional airline based at Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise. of Morlaix, France will introduce the Canadair Regional Jet Series 700 airliner to service as the lead customer for the new aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the last quarter of the year 2000, immediately following certification. Brit air has placed orders for four 70-passenger CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper Series 700 aircraft. The airline has a fleet of nine 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jet airliners. Brit air operates CRJ aircraft on its own routes, as well as others on behalf of Groupe Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde , throughout Europe, currently serving 20 destinations in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Brit air was named 1994 Airline of the Year by the European Regional Airlines Association and received the Regional Airline of the Year award from Air Transport World magazine in 1995. Xavier Leclercq, president of Brit air noted: "The exceptional operating economics of the Canadair Regional Jet have made it a valuable asset in our fleet. We fully expect that the new Canadair Regional Jet Series 700, with its additional seats, will deliver even greater efficiencies." With its new aircraft, Brit air will have a true family of 50-passenger to 70-passenger regional jet aircraft with which to meet Europe's deregulated and highly competitive airline market. The European air travel market has grown by six per cent annually over the last decade and shows no signs of slowing down. Brit air's fully-owned subsidiary Icare will introduce its CRJ flight simulator flight simulator, device providing a controlled environment in which a flight trainee can experience conditions approximating those of actual flight. A simulator generally consists of an enclosure housing a working replica of the interior of the cockpit of an in the summer of 1997 with capabilities to upgrade to the CRJ Series 700. Said Pierre Lortie, president of Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division, "Introduction of the CRJ Series 700 offers successful regional airlines a growth path to increase passenger-carrying capacity on routes developed by the smaller Canadair Regional Jet airliners, to extend their reach from hub airports Africa Algeria
"Having a true family of aircraft makes these activities cost-effective through the benefits of commonality in flight crew training and type ratings, maintenance programs, spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. and ground support equipment." Bombardier's product family strategy helped capture a 42 per cent share of the international market for regional aircraft in 1996. Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division markets and supports the Canadair Regional Jet aircraft and the de Havilland de Ha·vil·land , Olivia Born 1916. British-born American actress who portrayed Melanie in Gone With the Wind (1939) and won an Academy Award for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949). Dash 8(1) family 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 airliners. de Havilland, Canadair, Learjet and Shorts are units of Bombardier Aerospace. Bombardier Inc., a Canadian Corporation with 40,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues of $7.1 billion (Can.), is involved in the fields of transportation equipment, aerospace, 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. consumer products and services related to its core competencies. (1) Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. CONTACT: Bombardier Aerospace Catherine Chase, 514/ 855-7980 or Bombardier Aerospace Ahmed Galipeau, 514/ 855-7987 or Bombardier Aerospace Colin Fisher, 416/ 375-3026 |
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