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Connecticut. This aircraft is the
fourth Bombardier Global
aircraft to be added to the
existing US Air Force inventory
with E-11A Military Designation.
The intention is to equip this new
addition with the Battlefield
Airborne Communications Node
or BACN, in time for deployment
next summer. This system will
allow disparate battlefield
communications systems to share
data.
“Bombardier has built a strong
relationship with the US Air
Force, a Global aircraft operator
for four years now. We are
delighted that the Air Force has
once again selected a Bombardier
aircraft to carry out their BACN
mission,” said Derek Gilmour,
Vice President, Sales, Marketing
and Administration, Specialized
and Amphibious Aircraft,
Bombardier Aerospace. “This
recent addition reaffirms the
credentials of the Global aircraft
platform for special mission
applications and we are very
proud that Bombardier’s aircraft
are serving the United States Air
Force,” he continued.
As the world’s most advanced
ultra long-range business aircraft,
the Global 6000 jet is designed
and certified to operate at
altitudes of up to 51,000 feet
(15,545 m)*. It flies faster,
farther, accesses shorter airfields,
and climbs quicker than any other
business jet in its class. It offers
an expansive cabin for equipment
and mission personnel,
unmatched power generation
capacity and higher ground
clearance to support sensor
installations. In addition, its
remarkably damage-tolerant
airframe provides superior
structural integrity.
Full-Scale
Bombardier
CSeries
Aircraft Flight
Deck and
Cabin
Demonstrators
on Display at
Munich
Airport
MUNICH, GERMANY--
(Marketwire - ) - Bombardier
Aerospace recently demonstrates
the CSeries aircraft flight deck
and cabin at Hangar 3 (Augsburg
Airways GmbH) at Munich
Airport until September 24, 2012.
Direct from a roadshow in Riga,
Latvia where they were on
display for newly announced
CSeries aircraft customer,
airBaltic, the demonstrators have
travelled across Europe from the
Farnborough International
Airshow 2012 where close to
1,000 visitors experienced the
aircraft's interactive full-scale
mock-up.
"This is a wonderful opportunity
to welcome suppliers, media and
of course our customers to
experience first-hand the CSeries
aircraft cabin and flight deck. The
enthusiasm shown for this
aircraft has been very
impressive," said Steven
Aliment, Vice President, Sales -
Europe, Russia and the
Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS). "Many of our
customers such as Lufthansa and
airBaltic, as well as potential
customers and their crews have
previously visited the CSeries
aircraft mock-up to get a better
sense and feel for the newest
standard in cabin comfort and the
most technologically advanced
flight deck."
Media briefing
Representatives of the media are
invited to view the demonstrators
and attend a briefing at 10 a.m.
on September 14, 2012, that will
be hosted by Bombardier
Commercial Aircraft team
leaders, Benjamin Boehm, Vice
President, Business Development
and Strategy and Steven Aliment.
Media are requested to preregister
by contacting Clemens
Bollinger by email at
cb@bollinger-aviation.de.
About the flight deck and cabin
demonstrators
The CSeries aircraft flight deck
features a number of technologyadvanced
communication and
navigation aids and benefits from
the latest avionics. The integrated
design approach sets a new
standard and offers reduced costs
through increased operational
efficiency and reduced pilot
training, while improving
reliability. The result is a finely
tuned human-machine interface,
which the demonstrator allows
visitors to fully experience.
The cabin, designed with
flexibility and customization in
mind and set up with a variety of
seat selections and layouts from
business class to all-economy,
allows visitors to experience
first-hand the single-aisle CSeries
aircraft's widebody-type
environment and comfort.
Spacious seating, increased
shoulder space, extra-large
windows, latest-generation LED
lighting and upsized, overhead
storage - 20 to 25 per cent more
volume per passenger than
current state-of-the-art,
narrowbody aircraft - are all yet
another demonstration that the
CSeries jetliner is what
passengers have been seeking.
Bombardier's Commercial
Aircraft Forecast 2012-2031
predicts worldwide deliveries of
12,800 new commercial aircraft
with 20 to 149 seats. Europe,
Russia and the CIS are expected
to take delivery of 2,240 units,
with 52 per cent anticipated to be
in the 100- to 149- seat segment.
Steve Nielsen
to Receive
John Winant
Award for
Long-Standing
Service to
Industry
Washington, DC, - Steve Nielsen,
an accomplished airman,
business aviation advocate and
former National Business
Aviation Association (NBAA)
director, is the 2012 recipient of
NBAA's prestigious John H.
Winant Award.
The award will be presented as
part of NBAA’s 65th Annual
Meeting & Convention, which
will be held from Oct. 30 to Nov.
1 at the Orange County
Convention Center and Orlando
Executive Airport in Orlando,
FL.
“Steve Nielsen has been a
devoted advocate for business
aviation throughout his long and
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