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New Flyer lands N.Y. bus contract

NEW Flyer Industries has won a contract with the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority for up to 475 buses.

The contract is for 135 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses.

The order will add about US$216 million to the New Flyer backlog.

Two pilot buses will be delivered in the second quarter of 2011, with the balance of the base order delivered in the fourth quarter of 2011 and early 2012.

The buses will be operated by the New York City Transit Authority and the MTA Bus Company, the largest transit agency in North America, which is responsible for public transportation in the state of New York.

Since 1996, New Flyer has delivered 823 buses to the MTA, including 630 60-foot diesel buses, three 45-foot diesel buses and 190 40-foot CNG buses.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 21, 2010 B6

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