Dunlop Aircraft wins Bombadier contract

ERJ staff report (DS)

Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, the world's only specialist aircraft tyre company, is celebrating the end of its centenary year with news that it has won a major deal to support Air Nostrum's new fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 Next Gen regional jets.

Air Nostrum, based in Valencia, Spain, operates as a franchise of Iberia Airlines and has 20 of the new aircraft on order, with options on a further 15. This will be the largest fleet of CRJ1000s in the world and Air Nostrum will take delivery of its first aircraft later this month.

The agreement will see Dunlop Aircraft Tyres supply the two nosewheel and four mainwheel tyres for each of the 100-seat aircraft.

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