1,000 and counting	December 2003

Only eight times since the passenger jet age began in 1959 has an aircraft surpassed 1,000 deliveries, and we're proud to announce that the Bombardier CRJ has reached that lofty status. We delivered CRJ number 1,000, a 70-seat CRJ700, to Delta Connection carrier Comair on December 9, 2003 at Bombardier's facility in Dorval, Quebec.

"The CRJ now stands beside the Douglas DC-3 and the Boeing 707 as an airplane that revolutionized the way the world flies," said Pierre Beaudoin, president and chief operating officer, Bombardier Aerospace. "We are proud that the trend-setting CRJ was designed and is produced in Canada by Canadians. The success of the CRJ program is a result of a strong partnership between our customers, the government of Canada, our suppliers, and Bombardier's employees."

"Bombardier CRJs have been instrumental in Delta's ability to build the industry's leading regional jet program," said Fred Buttrell, president and chief executive officer, Delta Connection Inc., which, with 259 CRJ200 and CRJ700 aircraft has the world's largest CRJ fleet. "Starting with Comair, and continuing on with other carriers, regional jets provide service options that otherwise would not be available to millions of customers and the communities where they live."

Comair president Randy Rademacher said Comair had been pursuing the idea of a small jet to link smaller communities to large airline hubs. "The people of Bombardier stepped forward 10 years ago to provide the technology that let the vision become reality. How fitting that Comair hits the 10-million customer mark, and Bombardier its 1,000th CRJ, in the same year we both celebrated the 10-year anniversary of CRJs in North America."

"The data demonstrate that the CRJ revolution is continuing and that the pioneering Bombardier CRJ remains an indispensable tool in the arsenal of many airlines," said Steven A. Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "The Bombardier CRJ truly changed the way the world flies and also changed the way airlines structured their operations for lower cost, more efficient and profitable jet services."

Today's CRJ family includes the 44-seat CRJ440, 50-seat CRJ200, 70-seat CRJ700 Series 701, 75-seat CRJ700 Series 705 and 86-seat CRJ900.

On December 9, 2003, CRJ firm orders stood at 1,289 aircraft with 1,000 delivered. Conditional orders and options could bring the program total to 2,578 - and a 2,000th delivery in perhaps another decade.