Bombardier Congratulates Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Opening of New International Terminal
High performing BOMBARDIER INNOVIA people mover system extension opens to
passengers at new international terminal at the world's busiest airport
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - May 16, 2012) - Bombardier Transportation is
today celebrating the start of passenger services on the newly extended
BOMBARDIER INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover (APM) system at the
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The transit system extension
will serve millions of world travellers at the brand new Maynard H. Jackson Jr.
International Terminal, which officially opened today.
Bombardier won the turnkey system contract to extend the transit system to the
new international terminal in December 2007. The contract included the supply of
10 INNOVIA APM 100 vehicles and all electrical and mechanical equipment
associated with the 0.68 km (0.42 mile) dual-lane extension. The APM system at
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport first opened in September 1980. Since opening, the
system has seen fleet expansions, extensions to the international concourse, two
generations of replacement vehicles and numerous system upgrades. Bombardier has
operated and maintained the APM system since the start of service in 1980,
consistently delivering an on-time performance over 99.5%.
David Barry, Vice President Americas, Systems, Bombardier Transportation added:
"We congratulate our customer, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, on the
opening of the impressive Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal today.
We place great value on our long-term relationship with Hartsfield-Jackson
Airport. As both the supplier and operator of the airport's people mover system
for more than 30 years, we are confident that our INNOVIA technology, together
with the service delivery support of our highly skilled operation and
maintenance team, will continue to provide exceptional service for passengers
and satisfy the demanding requirements of the world's busiest airport."
Bombardier's plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, designed and supplied the
electrically powered, rubber tired, driverless INNOVIA APM 100 vehicles with
BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 550 automatic train control. Bombardier also supplied
communications and power distribution systems, station platform doors and
outfitting the new maintenance and storage facility, as well as providing
project management, systems engineering and integration and test and
commissioning. Following the completion of the extension work, the system is now
4.51 km (2.8 miles) in length and operates with 59 vehicles. The journey time
from the Main Terminal (Concourse T) to the new Concourse F takes approximately
10 minutes.
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the busiest airport in the world in terms of
passenger traffic, moving nearly 92.4 million passengers in 2011. Around 80% of
these passengers ride the APM system which is one of the busiest and most
complex systems of its kind, operating in an underground spine to connect the
main terminal and the separate concourses. The transit system operates 20 hours
each day, seven days a week and moves more than 200,000 passengers daily between
the main terminal and air-side concourses.
In 2005, Bombardier received a 10-year contract to continue to operate and
maintain the APM system. Prior to the opening of the new international terminal,
Bombardier's APM Service Delivery Centre in Atlanta employed 95 people. With the
completion of the APM system extension, this number has increased to 120
employees.
Bombardier has supplied its highly reliable INNOVIA APM systems to more than 20
airports, including Beijing, China; Frankfurt, Germany; Rome, Italy; Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Madrid, Spain and London, United Kingdom. In the
US, INNOVIA APM systems are in operation at Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami,
Newark, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Seattle-Tacoma, Tampa, San Francisco and Sacramento
airports. In 2011, Bombardier launched its latest INNOVIA APM 300 technology in
the Middle East, winning an order from the King Abdulaziz International Airport.
This was closely followed by an order from the Munich, Germany Airport.
Bombardier is also installing a new INNOVIA APM 200 system at the Phoenix Sky
Harbor International Airport in the USA which will open near the end of 2012.
About Bombardier Systems
Bombardier Transportation's Systems division has delivered more than 50 turnkey
transit systems in 18 countries around the globe. The division's range of
solutions includes the driverless INNOVIA family of automated people mover,
metro and monorail systems, as well as light rail, heavy metro and intercity
systems. The Systems division also has more than 40 years of experience in
providing comprehensive operation and maintenance 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
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