China Express Airlines Places Firm Order for Three More Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Airliners
March 31 2014 - 11:00AM
Marketwired
China Express Airlines Places Firm Order for Three More Bombardier
CRJ900 NextGen Airliners
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2014) - Bombardier
Aerospace announced today that China Express Airlines has converted
previously announced conditional purchase agreements for three
CRJ900 NextGen regional jets into a firm order. The
conditional purchase agreements for five CRJ900 NextGen
aircraft, with options on an additional eight CRJ900
NextGen aircraft, were announced on December 2, 2013, along
with a firm order for three CRJ900 NextGen airliners.
Based on list price, the firm order for the three CRJ900
NextGen aircraft is valued at approximately $136 million
US.
"China Express' CRJ900 NextGen regional jets have
proven to be highly reliable and efficient following their
introduction to our fleet in 2012 and our company has entered a
rapid expansion period. With its outstanding 99.67 per cent
dispatch reliability and unmatched fuel efficiency, the CRJ900
NextGen airliner has surpassed our expectations," said Wu
Longjiang, President, China Express. "According to our business
plan, we intend to be flying an all-Bombardier fleet of 29 aircraft
by 2016. That's just 10 years after we started operations and is an
indication of the high productivity of the CRJ900 NextGen
aircraft."
China Express, based in Chongqing, provides regional passenger
services to 44 cities throughout China with its fleet of five
CRJ200 aircraft and nine 84-seat CRJ900 NextGen
aircraft. The airline was the first to operate the CRJ900
aircraft in the country.
"We are thrilled to actively support China Express' bold and
well-planned expansion strategy. The excellent reliability of China
Express' operations demonstrates the suitability and robustness of
the CRJ900 NextGen airliner for the Chinese market," said
Andy Solem, Vice President, Sales, China and Asia-Pacific,
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's
Sales and Customer Services teams have been making significant
strides in China lately, and this latest order is adding to this
very exciting momentum."
In total, Bombardier has recorded firm orders for 1,817
CRJ Series aircraft, including 344 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.
Since the launch of the earlier-generation CRJ900
aircraft, enhancements to the CRJ900 NextGen aircraft have
resulted in a 5.5 per cent fuel burn reduction. All CRJ
NextGen aircraft feature new interiors with larger overhead
luggage bins, larger windows, improved LED cabin lighting and
redesigned ceiling panels and sidewalls.
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Notes to editors
Images of CRJ900 NextGen aircraft in the livery of
China Express Airlines 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.
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