LYNN, Massachusetts -Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc. (ACA) has ordered 12 firm, 36 option Canadair Regional Jet Series 200 ER aircraft powered by GE CF34 turbofan engines.
A regional carrier with headquarters in Sterling, Virginia, ACA currently operates a fleet of 57 aircraft serving 17 states, and offers more daily departures from its operational base at Washington Dulles International Airport than any other airline. It has announced plans to initiate Canadair Jet service in September 1997.
Delivery of ACA's Canadair Jet, from Bombardier's Regional Aircraft Division, begins in July 1997 and continues through September 1998.
"In selecting the CF34-powered Canadair Jet, ACA has chosen an outstanding aircraft powered by an engine that will provide excellent performance and reliability for years to come," said Lloyd Thompson, general manager of the Small Commercial Turbofan Department of GE Aircraft Engines. "Additionally, this engine offers lower fuel consumption at cruise, a faster rate of climb, and shorter hot-day/high-altitude takeoff performance than its predecessors, and a low emissions combustor. These features should provide significant benefits well into ACA's future."
The CF34 engine, the sole powerplant for the Canadair Jet, entered service on the Canadair Regional Jet in 1992. It is manufactured at GE's Lynn, Massachusetts, plant.