Bombardier Celebrates Endeavor Air's CRJ900 NextGen Regional Jet Deliveries
December 10 2013 - 6:26PM
Marketwired
Bombardier Celebrates Endeavor Air's CRJ900 NextGen Regional Jet
Deliveries
MIRABEL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Dec 10, 2013) - Bombardier
Aerospace today officially welcomed Delta Air Lines' subsidiary
Endeavor Air to the family of CRJ900 NextGen aircraft
operators following the delivery commencement of the aircraft
ordered by Delta Air Lines in December 2012. Delta has previously
announced that the 40 firm-ordered aircraft will be operated by
Endeavor Air under the Delta Connection brand. The order also
includes options for 30 additional CRJ900 NextGen
aircraft.
During a celebratory event surrounding the milestone CRJ900
NextGen aircraft that bears Serial Number 15300, Bombardier
hosted Endeavor Air employees, including Ryan Gumm, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Endeavor Air, at the company's Mirabel,
Québec facilities, where the CRJ Series aircraft are
manufactured.
"We are excited Endeavor Air will be operating these new
CRJ900 NextGen aircraft and look forward to working with
Bombardier on the delivery of the remaining aircraft," said Mr.
Gumm. "Two-class CRJ aircraft are an important part of our
go-forward fleet strategy as Delta continues upgrading aircraft to
reflect the in-flight experience our customers prefer."
"Bombardier's pace-setting family of CRJ regional jets
continues to set the standards for other manufacturers to follow,
and Delta's selection of the CRJ900 NextGen airliner to
complement its fleet - after a very vigorous evaluation process --
was a strong testimonial for the aircraft," said Mike Arcamone,
President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "We look forward to
continuing a strong relationship with Delta and we congratulate our
friends at Endeavor Air who will be operating the aircraft under
the Delta Connection brand."
Delta Connection carriers currently operate more than 190
CRJ700 and CRJ900 dual-class aircraft, and a
total CRJ aircraft fleet of more than 400 jets.
As of September 30, 2013, Bombardier had recorded firm orders
for 1,779 CRJ Series aircraft, including 306
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 38 million flight hours and over 32 million
takeoffs and landings.
CRJ900 NextGen aircraft
Like other members of the CRJ Series family of
aircraft, the light weight and advanced aerodynamics of the
CRJ900 NextGen regional jet combine to deliver improved
efficiency and reduced operating costs compared to other aircraft
in its class. The combination of a larger winglet and other
optimizations since the launch of the CRJ900 aircraft,
give the CRJ900 NextGen regional jet excellent airfield
performance and en-route fuel consumption. All CRJ NextGen
aircraft feature new interiors with larger overhead luggage bins,
larger windows, improved LED cabin lighting and redesigned ceiling
panels and sidewalls.
About Endeavor Air
Endeavor Air (formerly Pinnacle Airlines Inc.), is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines that employs more than 4,000
aviation professionals. Flying as Delta Connection, it operates an
all-jet fleet of more than 170 regional aircraft on an average of
750 daily flights to more than 100 cities in the United States and
Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn., Endeavor
operates service from the majority of Delta's domestic hubs. Learn
more about Endeavor Air at endeavorair.com.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and
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
vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us
a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Our shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the
Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indexes. In the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, we posted revenues of $16.8
billion. News and information are available at bombardier.com or
follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.
Notes to editors
Images of CRJ900 NextGen aircraft in the livery of
Delta Air Lines and Endeavor Air, as well as photos from today's
event are posted with this release in the news releases section at
www.aero.bombardier.com
Additional information on CRJ NextGen aircraft is
available at www.crjnextgen.com.
Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news
and updates from Bombardier Aerospace.
Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ700, CRJ900, NextGen and
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Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Marc DuchesneBombardier Commercial
Aircraft+1-416-375-3030marc.duchesne@aero.bombardier.comwww.bombardier.com
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