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December 15, 2010 - Bombardier Aerospace on Tuesday
showcased the first two CRJ1000 NextGen regional jets
destined for launch customers, Air Nostrum of Valencia,
During a celebration at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Québec
facility, where the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft are
manufactured, the two airplanes sat side by side in the
livery of the two long-time Bombardier customers. The delivery teams from both launch customers joined in the celebration. Air Nostrum’s contingent was led by Miguel Angel Falcón, General Manager, Air Nostrum, while Marc Lamidey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brit Air, led his airline’s team. |
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Several of
Bombardier’s senior executives and employees, as well as
suppliers, union representatives and media, also attended the
event. Air Nostrum has been a Bombardier customer since 1998 and
has ordered 19 Q-Series turboprops and 81 CRJ Series regional
jets. Brit Air joined the Bombardier family in 1994 and has
ordered 49 CRJ Series jetliners. Brit Air was also the launch
customer for the CRJ700 regional jet.
“The
introduction of the CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet is yet another
example of our innovation, inspiration and ingenuity,” said Guy
C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier
Aerospace. “In the span of only 25 years, Bombardier Aerospace
has become the third largest manufacturer of civil aircraft in
the world, and all of us at Bombardier take enormous pride in
the fact that every three seconds, somewhere in the world, a
Bombardier aircraft is either taking off or landing.” Both Mr. Lamidey and Mr. Falcón based their positive expectations for the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft on their experience with Bombardier’s smaller regional jets. “Their cost of operation, reliability, wide passenger acceptance and ability to offer seamless connection to Air France/KLM mainline flights are all major plusses,” said Mr. Lamidey.
“The
larger CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft can only help to enhance these
competitive advantages by helping to reduce our expenses through
lower seat-mile costs while increasing passenger comfort and
providing high quality, efficient, and cost effective
point-to-point service.” |
“The accolades Air
Nostrum has received yearly since our start-up in 1994 are a testament
to our operational expertise, customer satisfaction and the performance
and reliability of our fleet of more than 60 Bombardier aircraft,” said
Mr. Falcón. “We are very excited about putting the CRJ1000 NextGen
aircraft into revenue service, and we believe our passengers will fully
enjoy this aircraft.”
“We highly value
our relationships with Air Nostrum and Brit Air - two leading European
regional airlines,” said Gary R. Scott, President, Bombardier Commercial
Aircraft. “Air Nostrum and Brit Air’s deployment of CRJ1000 NextGen
aircraft as launch customers is a testament to the success they have
experienced with other Bombardier regional aircraft.”
The CRJ1000
NextGen regional jet, the newest and largest member of the aircraft
family that pioneered regional jet service in 1992, first flew in
prototype form on September 3, 2008. The airplane builds on Bombardier’s
practice of analyzing customer requirements and having the right
aircraft available at the right time, as exemplified by the 50-seat
CRJ100/200, 70-seat CRJ700 and 88-seat CRJ900 aircraft, which were all
developed in response to customer needs.
Introduced
specifically to meet the needs of growing regional airlines for jets of
up to 100 seats, the CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet offers superior
economics, with low operating costs and improved cabin comfort. With up
to 14 per cent reduction in operating costs when compared to its current
competition, the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft is the optimized solution in
the regional airline industry for medium-haul route applications and as
the replacement of older-generation, narrow body aircraft in thin
markets.
The CRJ1000
NextGen aircraft is also the “greenest” member of the CRJ Series family
of regional jets. Over a typical 500 nautical mile mission, the 100-seat
CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft will consume as little as 3.33 liters of fuel
per 100 kilometers per seat. It will produce 85 grams per kilometer per
seat of CO2, setting a new standard for 100-seat class regional jets.
The CRJ1000
NextGen regional jet is a minimum-change design evolution from the
CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. The aircraft’s fuselage has been extended by
2.95 meters (116 inches), and its wing area has been enlarged by a 7.5
per cent trailing edge extension and a 0.66-metre (26-inch) wing tip
extension. The CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft also features a new
control-by-wire rudder system, new carbon brakes technology and larger
forward and aft baggage compartments.
While powered by
the same GE CF34-8C5 engine family used on the CRJ700 NextGen and CRJ900
NextGen aircraft, the engines on the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft are
available in three thrust variants offering up to five per cent greater
thrust.
The avionics suite
on the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft has also been upgraded with an improved
flight management system and new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 digital
radios. |
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