Wed, Mar 03, 2004
Bombardier Aerospace is
flying high with the news that Delta Connection has placed a firm
order for 32 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200(i) regional jets. Deliveries
are scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2005. The
contract value is estimated at $780 million US and represents the
conversion to firm orders of 32 of the 169 options on the
Bombardier CRJ200 held by Delta Connection carriers.
Delta Connection, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, ASA and
Comair, already operates the world's largest Bombardier CRJ fleet
with 279 Bombardier CRJ200 and 70-passenger Bombardier CRJ700(i)
aircraft in service.
This transaction increases Bombardier CRJ200 and CRJ700 orders
placed by Delta Connection, ASA and Comair for the Bombardier
CRJ200 and CRJ700 to 329 units. Delta Connection took delivery of
the 1,000th Bombardier CRJ(i) aircraft, a CRJ700 delivered to
Comair on December 9, 2003.
SkyWest Airlines of St. George, Utah also flies Bombardier
regional jets under the Delta Connection banner. "Bombardier's CRJ
allows us to support Delta Air Lines by offering frequent flight
selections and convenient service to connect customers in the U.S.
and Canada to Delta's hubs and SkyTeam partners," said Fred
Buttrell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Delta Connection,
Inc. "Regional jet service also supports business activity and
economic development in small- and mid-sized metropolitan
areas."
"This order is another clear indication that the regional jet
success story continues," said Steven A. Ridolfi, President,
Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "Delta Connection and its
carriers are also proving that no other family of regional jets can
offer lower cost, or more efficient and profitable services than
those provided by the Bombardier CRJ200 and CRJ700."
Firm orders for the Bombardier CRJ family now stand at 1,356
aircraft.
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