Bombardier Awarded 10-Year Operations and Maintenance Services Contract for AirTrain at Newark Liberty International Airport
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - August 3, 2012) - Bombardier Transportation
announced today that it has signed a contract with the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to provide operations and maintenance (O&M)
services for a further 10 years and a capital asset upgrade program to ensure
the system continues to perform optimally. The contract is valued at
approximately $243 million US (197 million euro) and will start on August
3, 2012.
The AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport first opened in
1996 - the world's first fully automated monorail system at an international
airport. A fleet of 12 six-car BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 100 trains originally
served three airport terminals, three stations at remote parking lots and a
rental car centre via a 3 km dedicated, dual-lane elevated guideway. Since then,
the system has been extended to the North East Corridor (NEC) rail line,
increasing its length to 4.7 km, and the fleet expanded to 18 six-car trains.
With more than 100 operations and maintenance specialists on site, Bombardier
has provided O&M services on the system since it opened. More than 33 million
passengers travelled through the airport last year. To accommodate the high
passenger volumes, the system operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Building
upon the knowledge gathered over the past 16 years, Bombardier is addressing the
challenge of improving the performance and extending the life of the system
beyond 2020. The asset upgrade works announced today will involve the overhaul
of key sub-systems including the vehicles, track work, communications, power
distribution systems and the maintenance recovery vehicle.
Eran Gartner, President Systems, Bombardier Transportation said: "Our
innovative, customer-oriented and cost-optimized services draw on Bombardier's
worldwide experience in public transport. We will ensure that the AirTrain
monorail system continues to form the backbone of ground transport at Newark
Liberty International Airport, transporting thousands of riders daily until
2020 and beyond. Newark and our parallel JFK AirTrain operations are strong
showcases within Bombardier's portfolio of projects."
Bombardier Transportation is a leading innovator in sustainable mobility. Its
highly reliable driverless systems support the urgently needed shift from road
to rail to reduce congestion and pollution in major cities and airports. INNOVIA
driverless systems have served communities around the world for over 40 years.
Many of these systems benefit from Bombardier's complete life cycle and support
O&M services. Installed systems include Frankfurt(1), Germany; Rome(1), Italy;
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Madrid(1), Spain; Atlanta(1), Dallas
Fort/Worth(1), Denver(1), Houston(1), Miami, Orlando, Pittsburgh, San
Francisco(1), Sacramento(1), Seattle-Tacoma and Tampa, USA. Also in the USA,
Bombardier has been awarded the O&M contract for Phoenix Sky Harbor(1), opening
in 2012.
(1) denotes systems with full Bombardier Operation & Maintenance (O&M) services.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the
broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and
services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4
technologies - built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and
ecology - conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total
train performance. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in Berlin, Germany
and has a very diverse customer base with products or services in more than 60
countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we
posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at
bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter (at)Bombardier.
Note to Editors
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