Bombardier Unveils First New American Airlines CRJ900 NextGen Regional Jet During Two-stop Demo Tour
20 Mayo 2014 - 12:32PM
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Bombardier Unveils First New American Airlines CRJ900 NextGen
Regional Jet During Two-stop Demo Tour
American Airlines the first to benefit from enhanced CRJ900
NextGen aircraft that offers up to 5.5 per cent lower fuel
consumption than earlier-generation CRJ900 aircraft
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 20, 2014) - Bombardier
Aerospace today unveiled the first of 30 enhanced CRJ900
NextGen aircraft ordered by American Airlines Group Inc. in
December 2013. The purchase agreement also included options on an
additional 40 CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. The aircraft was
unveiled to American Airlines employees and the media during a
celebratory event today at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport,
and will be showcased tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio, to team members at
American Airlines Group's ' wholly owned subsidiary, PSA Airlines,
Inc. PSA Airlines will operate the 30 CRJ900 NextGen
aircraft under the American Eagle brand.
American Airlines is the first customer to benefit from the
latest enhancements to the CRJ900 NextGen regional jet,
which provides up to 5.5 per cent fuel burn reduction over
earlier-generation CRJ900 aircraft.
"The new Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen airliner will
optimize our fleet to fly the right size aircraft to the
appropriate markets and lower operating costs by replacing older
aircraft," said Kenji Hashimoto, Senior Vice President - Regional
Carriers, American Airlines. "With an impressive interior that
allows us the flexibility to offer First Class, Main Cabin, as well
as additional Main Cabin Extra seats, we are delighted to showcase
our first CRJ900 NextGen aircraft in Dallas/Fort Worth and
Dayton and look forward to introducing it to our customers later
this year."
"In addition to offering American Airlines significant fuel cost
savings per aircraft, as well as outstanding operational
flexibility, the CRJ900 NextGen aircraft will provide
customers with an improved experience that includes bright cabins
resulting from large windows and LED lighting as well as large
overhead bins," said Ray Jones, Senior Vice President, Sales,
Marketing and Asset Management, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
"Together with the fuel burn enhancements and upgraded cabin
amenities, we are firmly cementing the CRJ NextGen family
of aircraft as the benchmark in regional aviation."
The CRJ900 NextGen aircraft's advanced technologies
include a conic-shaped exhaust nozzle that improves exhaust flow
and reduces fuel consumption; various weight-saving initiatives;
and a modern six-screen glass cockpit featuring the Rockwell
Collins Pro Line IV integrated avionics suite, whose robust open
architecture delivers reliable performance with growth capability
to meet future communication, navigation, surveillance and air
traffic management requirements.
As of March 31, 2014, Bombardier had recorded firm orders for
1,817 CRJ Series aircraft, including 343 CRJ900
and CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. Worldwide, CRJ
Series aircraft are in service with more than 60 airlines and more
than 30 customers operate corporate variants of the aircraft. The
aircraft are operating in over 50 countries on six continents, and
on average, a CRJ aircraft takes off every 10 seconds
somewhere in the world. CRJ Series aircraft have
transported more than 1.4 billion passengers and have logged more
than 39 million flight hours and over 32 million takeoffs and
landings.
About Bombardier
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trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is
evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more
efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our
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fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we posted revenues of $18.2
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Notes to editors
Images of CRJ900 NextGen aircraft in the livery of
American Eagle is posted with this release at
www.aero.bombardier.com. Additional information is available at
www.crjnextgen.com.
Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news
and updates from Bombardier Aerospace.
Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ900, NextGen and The
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subsidiaries.
Marc DuchesneBombardier Commercial
Aircraft+1-416-375-3030marc.duchesne@aero.bombardier.comwww.bombardier.com
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