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To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (919)	7/17/2001 11:31:29 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1177

Bombardier Receives a $52-Million Order for the Supply of Airport People Movers for Atlanta, USA MONTREAL, QUEBEC--JULY 17, 2001 - 10:53 EDT Bombardier Transportation was awarded a contract by the City of Atlanta, Department of Aviation, for the supply of 24 CX-100 automated airport people movers and associated equipment for the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. The value of the contract is approximately Cdn$52 million (US$34 million). Bombardier Transportation's facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be responsible for the production, system integration and testing of the CX-100 cars. This order, scheduled for delivery of the first vehicle in August 2001 and the last vehicle in December of 2001, will replace an aging fleet of C-100 cars. This recent contract confirms the success of the airport's automated people mover system that has been operating successfully since 1980. The original 17-car fleet serviced 12 stations. With six expansions since 1983, the fully automated system now operates with a fleet of 49 vehicles and serves 14 stations. The Atlanta installation is one of the busiest and most complex systems of its kind in the world, operating 20 hours daily and moving an average of 192,000 passengers each day. Connecting the landside terminal to five airside concourses, the completely underground system has been operated and maintained by Bombardier Transportation since its opening and has consistently achieved an operating availability of over 99 per cent. "This is an exciting order for us on many levels," commented William Spurr, President of Total Transit Systems. "While it allows us to continue to build on a long-standing, positive relationship with the Atlanta customer, it also demonstrates the wide scope of automated technology in the new Bombardier Transportation." Bombardier has designed and installed 30 people mover systems for airport and urban applications around the world, including Changi International Airport, Singapore; Frankfurt's International Airport, Germany; Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Rome, Italy; and the Miami Metromover in Florida, USA. The C-100 vehicle series is currently being delivered to San Francisco's International Airport, USA, and Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, for a total of 305 C-100's manufactured since its introduction to the market in 1980. Bombardier Transportation is the global leader in the rail equipment, manufacturing and servicing industry. Its wide range of products includes passenger rail cars and complete rail transportation systems. It also manufactures locomotives, freight cars, propulsion & controls and provides signaling equipment and systems. 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 79,000 people in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled $16.1 billion and more than 90% were generated outside Canada.