Bombardier Regional Aircraft Sets All-Time Sales Record
FARNBOROUGH, UK--JULY 24, 2000-- At the Farnborough Air Show, Bombardier Aerospace
announced 142 firm orders worth US$3.1 billion (Cdn.$4.3 billion)
for its existing regional aircraft programs and an additional 34
orders and Letters of Agreement (LoA) for the newly launched
CRJ900 worth US$1 billion (Cdn.$1.4 billion). Including
previously announced orders since January 1, 2000, Bombardier
Aerospace has obtained firm orders for 273 aircraft, worth
approximately US$6.0 billion (Cdn.$8.4 billion) so far this year.
These consist of 234 CRJs and 39 Q Series turboprops.
In addition, 554 conditional orders and options worth
approximately US$12.0 billion (Cdn.$16.8 billion) have also been
achieved. These commitments have come from 18 different
operators, seven of which are new customers.
"These outstanding sales figures once again prove that
Bombardier's regional aircraft are clearly the first choice among
airlines," said Steven A. Ridolfi, president of Bombardier
Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "We have been the market leader
since the beginning. We are determined to continue that
leadership. We will continue to respond to market demand and have
the right aircraft available at the right time. The success of
our business is ample evidence that we are responding to the
market's requirements."
New firm orders totaling 142 aircraft announced today for existing
regional aircraft programs include:
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* Delta Connection (US): 79 CRJ200, 25 CRJ700
* China Yunnan Airlines: 10 CRJ200
* Shandong Airlines (China): 10 CRJ700
* Brit Air (France): 8 CRJ700
* SAS Commuter (Denmark): 6 Q400
* Tyrolean Airways (Austria): 1 Q400
* UNI Air (Taiwan): 1 Q300
* Undisclosed: 1 Q200, 1 Q300
CRJ900 orders and LoAs:
* Brit Air (France): 4 CRJ900 firm orders (8 options)
* Tyrolean Airways (Austria): 12 CRJ900 LoAs
* Air Nostrum (Spain): 8 CRJ900 LoAs
* GECAS (US): 10 CRJ900 firm orders (20 options)
Transactions announced earlier this year include:
* GECAS (US): 15 CRJ200, 25 CRJ700,
* Air Nostrum (Spain): 14 CRJ200, 29 Q300
* Horizon (US): 5 CRJ700
* Air Dolomiti (Italy): 3 CRJ200
* Shanghai Airlines (China): 3 CRJ200
* J-Air (Japan): 2 CRJ200
* Tyrolean (Austria): 1 CRJ200
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Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the leading
business, regional and amphibious aircraft manufacturer. With
full design and production capabilities in three countries, it
offers the most comprehensive families of turboprop and regional
jet aircraft and the widest range of business jets. It also
provides the Flexjet fractional business aircraft ownership
program, 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 recreational
products. It is also a provider of financial services and asset
management. The Corporation employs 56,000 people in 12 countries
in North America, Europe and Asia, and more than 90 per cent of
its revenues are generated outside Canada. Bombardier's revenues
for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2000, totalled Cdn.$13.6
billion.
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