Estonian Air Takes Delivery of First CRJ900

Estonian Air has taken delivery of the first of three CRJ900 NextGen regional jets ordered in 2010. The transaction included options on two additional CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.

“This a fundamental step forward for our company as we continue with our fleet optimization program,” said Andrus Aljas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Estonian Air. “To better meet Estonia’s market demands, we require an aircraft with less capacity than our larger jets. The CRJ900 NextGen airliner offers an excellent combination of performance, operating economics and passenger comfort.”

Mr. Aljas said Estonian Air will use the aircraft mainly on high-demand business destinations.

First introduced to airline passengers in November 1992, Bombardier’s CRJ jetliner has grown to become one of the best-selling regional aircraft programs in history, with 1,709 aircraft ordered and 1,606 delivered as of 31 October 2010.

The CRJ jetliner family includes the original 50-seat CRJ100/200, 70-seat CRJ700, 75-seat CRJ705, 88-seat CRJ900 and the new 100-seat CRJ1000 aircraft. The current-production 70, 88 and 100-seat aircraft are all “NextGen” models.

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