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28/01/2004
Bombardier Aerospace announce £350m in orders
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that US-based Mesa Air Group have placed a firm order for a total of 20 Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets.
While the final mix of models have yet to be determined, the order for an estimated $637 million (£350 million), represents the conversion of 20 of the 40 options that Mesa holds on the Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft.
The airline currently operates 69 Bombardier CRJ aircraft, including 43 CRJ1200, 15 CRJ700 and 11CRJ900 aircraft. In addition, a further 11 CRJ200 from Midway Airlines will soon join its fleet.
When the delivery of this recent order is complete, Mesa Air Group will operate some 114 Bombardier CRJ aircraft and will have options on another 20 regional jets.
Steven A. Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft, said: “We are delighted by Mesa Air Group’s continuing confidence in our CRJ family of aircraft. As a partner of America West, United and US Airways, Mesa CRJ aircraft have proven themselves throughout the United States. Their low operating costs, coupled with additional economic benefits brought about by fleet commonality and same type rating between the Bombardier CRJ200, CRJ70o and CRJ900, offer additional, and substantial, cost savings. This order is yet more evidence that the regional airline revolution is continuing, and that Bombardier continues to lead the market in regional jets.”
Mesa Air Group currently operates a total of 158 aircraft with 984 daily departures to 159 cities in 39 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. It operates in the West and Midwest as America West Express; the Midwest and East as US Airways Express; in Denver as United Express; in Kansas City as Midwest Express and in New Mexico and Texas as Mesa Airlines.
Firm orders for the Bombardier CRJ family now standing 1,309 with 1,015 delivered to 37 customers as of December 31, 2003.
Bombardier recently celebrated the delivery of 1,000 CRJ aircraft making the program the most successful regional aircraft program in the firm's history.
However, Bombardier claim that conditional orders and options could eventually boost the CRJ programme total to 2,578 aircraft.
(KMcA)
While the final mix of models have yet to be determined, the order for an estimated $637 million (£350 million), represents the conversion of 20 of the 40 options that Mesa holds on the Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft.
The airline currently operates 69 Bombardier CRJ aircraft, including 43 CRJ1200, 15 CRJ700 and 11CRJ900 aircraft. In addition, a further 11 CRJ200 from Midway Airlines will soon join its fleet.
When the delivery of this recent order is complete, Mesa Air Group will operate some 114 Bombardier CRJ aircraft and will have options on another 20 regional jets.
Steven A. Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft, said: “We are delighted by Mesa Air Group’s continuing confidence in our CRJ family of aircraft. As a partner of America West, United and US Airways, Mesa CRJ aircraft have proven themselves throughout the United States. Their low operating costs, coupled with additional economic benefits brought about by fleet commonality and same type rating between the Bombardier CRJ200, CRJ70o and CRJ900, offer additional, and substantial, cost savings. This order is yet more evidence that the regional airline revolution is continuing, and that Bombardier continues to lead the market in regional jets.”
Mesa Air Group currently operates a total of 158 aircraft with 984 daily departures to 159 cities in 39 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. It operates in the West and Midwest as America West Express; the Midwest and East as US Airways Express; in Denver as United Express; in Kansas City as Midwest Express and in New Mexico and Texas as Mesa Airlines.
Firm orders for the Bombardier CRJ family now standing 1,309 with 1,015 delivered to 37 customers as of December 31, 2003.
Bombardier recently celebrated the delivery of 1,000 CRJ aircraft making the program the most successful regional aircraft program in the firm's history.
However, Bombardier claim that conditional orders and options could eventually boost the CRJ programme total to 2,578 aircraft.
(KMcA)
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