Bombardier Customer Delta Connection Signs for Three More Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jets
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Bombardier Aerospace today announced that Delta
Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) has placed a
firm order for three Bombardier CRJ200* regional jets. The jets
will be delivered to ASA in the summer of 2003.
The order, valued at approximately $68.7 million U.S. ($104.5
million Cdn.), represents the conversion of three existing options
from Delta Connection's industry-leading order for Bombardier
CRJ200 and CRJ700* aircraft to be delivered to carriers ASA and
Comair through 2004, with options extending into 2010.
The transaction brings to 237 the number of firm-ordered
Bombardier CRJ100* and CRJ200 aircraft by ASA and Comair, of which
191 have been delivered and 46 remain on backlog. Three 70-seat
Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft have been delivered to ASA, with 54
remaining on firm order for ASA and Comair. Delta Connection holds
options for an additional 389 Bombardier CRJ200 and CRJ700
aircraft.
Together, ASA and Comair operate more Bombardier regional jets
than any airline family in the world. Comair pioneered the
regional jet revolution in North America in 1993, when it launched
regional jet service in the United States. The entire Delta
Connection fleet today - ASA, Comair and SkyWest Airlines - has
more than 220 Bombardier CRJ Series regional jets under Delta
direction.
Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is a world leader
in the design, and manufacture of innovative aviation products and
services for the regional, business and amphibious aircraft
markets. It also offers Bombardier Flexjet(R) fractional
ownership, aircraft charter and management, technical services,
aircraft maintenance and pilot training for business, regional
airline and military customers.
Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company,
is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional
aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational
products. It also provides financial services and asset management
in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered
in Montreal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some
80,000 people in 24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and
Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002
stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier trades on the Toronto,
Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).
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Bombardier Inc.
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