Bombardier Delivers 36th CRJ200 to Atlantic Coast,
Airline has 60 Additional Firm Orders Plus 80 Options
TORONTO, ONTARIO--DECEMBER 19, 2000 - 09:55 EST
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the 36th
CRJ200* regional jet to Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc.
(ACAI) of Dulles, Virginia. Atlantic Coast recently announced a
follow-on CRJ200 order for 27 aircraft. In addition to the 36
CRJ200 aircraft delivered, the airline still holds firm orders for
60 more CRJ200s plus options for 80 additional CRJ200 aircraft.
Atlantic Coast first ordered CRJ* aircraft from Bombardier in
January 1997. Its initial order was for 12 CRJ200 aircraft plus
36 options. The airline's first CRJ aircraft entered the Atlantic
Coast fleet in the summer of that year.
Atlantic Coast operates as Atlantic Coast Airlines/United Express
in the eastern and midwestern United States and as Atlantic Coast
Jet/Delta Connection in the eastern U.S. The company offers about
650 daily departures to 51 destinations in 24 states.
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(R) 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.
(R) Registered trademark of Bombardier Inc.
* Trademark of Bombardier Inc |
