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Bombardier Inc: AirVolga to Launch Bombardier CRJ200 Regional Jet
Service in Russia
Tue. August 11, 2009; Posted: 06:21 AM
Aug 11, 2009
Bombardier Aerospace welcomes AirVolga (Volga AviaExpress) of
Volgograd, Russia to the CRJ aircraft family. Today, at a press
conference in Volgograd, the airline announced that it is preparing to
start service with two previously owned CRJ200 LR regional jets
acquired from a third party. AirVolga has stated that the CRJ200 LR
aircraft are part of a strategy to modernize its fleet, and that they
may acquire additional previously owned Bombardier 50-seat regional
jets.
>From AirVolga’s hub at Volgograd International Airport, the CRJ200 LR
aircraft will initially fly within Russia, and to Armenia, Turkey and
the United Arab Emirates.
Powered by two advanced General Electric CF34-3B1 turbofan engines,
AirVolga’s CRJ200 LR aircraft can cruise at speeds up to Mach 0.81
(860 km/h, 464 knots, 534 mph), and their maximum range with 50
passengers is 2,820 km (1,525 nm, 1,752 sm). The aircraft are
certified to fly up to an altitude of 12,496 m (41,000 feet). The
CRJ200 aircraft’s excellent operating economics and the benefits of
commonality within the CRJ aircraft family provide customers with
operational flexibility and cost savings potential.
Launched in March 1989, Bombardier’s CRJ Series family of airliners is
now the world’s best-selling regional aircraft program, and has
recorded 1,688 firm orders from more than 50 customers in Africa, the
Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East. As of
April 30, 2009, Bombardier had delivered 1,542 CRJ Series (including
1,021 CRJ100/200/440) aircraft to customers. The worldwide fleet of
CRJ100/200/440 aircraft had accumulated more than 19.7 million flight
hours and over 17.0 million cycles as of April, 2009*.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions,
from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation
equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global
corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year
ended Jan. 31, 2009, were $19.7 billion US, and its shares are traded
on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index
component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America
indexes. News and information are available at .
Bombardier, CRJ, CRJ100, CRJ200 and CRJ440 are trademarks of
Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
* Note: Fleet statistics include flight hours and cycles for
CRJ100/200/440 aircraft as well as their corporate variants.
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