Fri, Jul 04, 2008
First Flight From CVG To YYZ Occurred In June 1993
It was on June 1, 1993 that Comair launched North American CRJ
regional jet service with a flight from the airline's base at
Cincinnati to Toronto. On June 26, 2008, the 15th anniversary was
celebrated at Comair's headquarters in a ceremony attended by John
Selvaggio, President, Comair; Jim Dailly, Senior Vice-President,
Sales, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and other dignitaries from
Bombardier and Comair.
The pioneering aircraft was the first from a firm order for 20
aircraft, plus options for another 20, for 50-seat CRJ100 regional
jets. Comair kept re-ordering the aircraft to raise its total CRJ
Series orders to 130 regional jets. The airline currently operates
100 CRJ100/200s, 15 CRJ700s and 13 CRJ900s. All Comair flights
operate under the Delta Connection banner.
"Comair's 15-year relationship with Bombardier has been marked
with many milestones, with the most recent being the introduction
of first-class service for our customers," said Selvaggio. "We are
honored to have played an integral role in Bombardier's history,
and we look forward to continuing our partnership in the years to
come."
"We are obviously very proud of the impact our CRJ aircraft have
had on air transportation not only in the United States but around
the world," added Dailly. "The original 50-seater has evolved into
regional jets with 70 and 90 seats and, with the advent of the
CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft late in 2009, 100 seats."
Firm orders for CRJ100/200/700/705/900/1000 aircraft now stand
at 1,667 with 1,485 delivered as of April 30, 2008.
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