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  New Flyer - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New Flyer Industries is the leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
New Flyer subsequently introduced North America's first low floor bus, delivering the D40LF to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1989.
In 2001, the delivery of 6300 low-floor buses represented close to half of the North American fleet, confirming New Flyer as the dominant player in the transit bus manufacturing industry in North America.
open-encyclopedia.com /New_Flyer   (220 words)

  
 New Flyer Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Flyer was founded by John Coval in 1930 as the Western Auto and Truck Body Works Ltd.
New Flyer subsequently introduced North America's first low-floor bus, delivering the D40LF to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1991.
In March 2002, New Flyer was acquired by KPS Special Situations Fund in New York.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Flyer   (385 words)

  
 Flyer D40 series
The news about the structure failure on the Orion 3 articulated buses shocked the TTC in May 1995, so the state of good repair program began in the summer of 1995 to save the crumpling bus fleet.
The style of the new clearence lights are similar to that of the rebuilt GM buses.
Flyer 6496 was seen at Eglinton West station in the fall of 2002.
meltingpot.fortunecity.com /roberts/234/flyer90.htm   (1078 words)

  
 North American Bus Explorer - Flyer/New Flyer Buses
In 1978 the 800-series received a new front end with one straight and one slanted window, similar to the Flxible Metro and Orion V. The new model was called the D900.
A number of New Flyer buses were finished in the Netherlands during a period when the Dutch factory had a lack of orders and New Flyer lacked capacity.
New Flyer clearly aimed at making large inroads into the US market as in 1987 an assembly plant was opened in California, which was moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1990.
busexplorer.com /NABus/FlyerNewFlyer-Text.html   (1414 words)

  
 Cadpo - The Engineering Knowledge Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New Flyer is the largest transit bus manufacturer in all of North America.
New Flyer recently upgraded from Unigraphics (UG) V15 to V18 and needed to update about 40 of their engineers on this new UG version.
New Flyer's requirements for this class included updates on all of the various changes from UG V15 to UG V18.
www.cadpo.com /home/services/projects/new_flyer.asp   (318 words)

  
 LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL - Press releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New Flyer, with headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba and production facilities in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, is the leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
New Flyer Industries (www.newflyer.com) is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has two additional production facilities in St. Cloud and Crookston, Minnesota.
New Flyer’s innovative low-floor and articulated buses are operated by public transit authorities in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Atlanta, Seattle and many other major cities in the United States and Canada.
www.lycap.com /news/12-16-03.html   (693 words)

  
 New Flyer -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Den Oudsten Bussen B.V was a leading and innovative bus manufacturer in its native country, (A constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level) the Netherlands.
New Flyer subsequently introduced North America's first low floor bus, delivering the D40LF to the (Click link for more info and facts about Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1989.
In 2001, the delivery of 6300 (Click link for more info and facts about low-floor buses) low-floor buses represented close to half of the North American fleet, confirming New Flyer as the dominant player in the transit bus manufacturing industry in North America.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_flyer.htm   (293 words)

  
 NEW FLYER: Shifting into high gear
To that end, this new "company" needed a chief financial officer (CFO), which is the role that White has taken on, leveraging his background in financial practices and controls and applying them to procurement.
The visibility and analysis of the spend data helps in the negotiation process because now New Flyer knows what it has spent with a certain supplier in the past and what it is forecasting to spend with that supplier, or for that part, in the near future, based on its 20% revenue growth last year.
New Flyer wanted the supplier to meet a certain price and even brought in its own financial staff to analyze the supplier's costs and equipment utilization rates.
www.purchasing.com /index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA510913   (1876 words)

  
 New Flyer Sells Canada’s First GM Hybrid-Equipped Buses
New Flyer is headquartered in Winnipeg with two facilities in the U.S. and is the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
New Flyer’s innovative low-floor and articulated buses are operated by public transit authorities in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle and many other major cities in North America.
New Flyer is also supplying 235 GM Allison hybrid buses to King County, Washington.
email.gmcanada.com /corpdb/cachq/pressrel.nsf/7a15ac9c7647fb7985256790005e5a02/60a48d419f5f940a85256f180068d33b?OpenDocument   (533 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / North America's No. 1 busmaker acquired
New Flyer Industries Ltd., the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, is being acquired by two private equity firms based in New York.
New Flyer's senior management team, led by John Marinucci, president and chief executive, will continue to lead the company and maintain a significant ownership in New Flyer, the buyers said.
New Flyer is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and has production facilities in Crookston and St. Cloud.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2003/12/16/north_americas_no_1_busmaker_acquired   (251 words)

  
 DJC.COM: Bus maker sold to 2 New York firms, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- New Flyer Industries Ltd., the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, is being acquired by two private equity firms based in New York.
Harvest Partners Inc. said Tuesday it is partnering with Lightyear Capital LLC to acquire New Flyer from KPS Special Situations Funds, which in 2002 had bought a controlling interest in the company for $28 million in equity.
New Flyer's low-floor and high-floor buses are operated by public transit authorities in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Atlanta, Seattle and many other major cities in the United States and Canada.
www.djc.com /news/bu/11152052.html   (142 words)

  
 Welcome to New Flyer!
New Flyer has been supplying buses to BRT systems for almost twenty years.
New Flyer’s modular design improvements, combined with advancements in vehicle and propulsion technology, have made New Flyer a leader in BRT solutions.
New Flyer DE60LF vehicles are used in BRT systems in Seattle, Washington; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Honolulu, Hawaii; Ottawa, Ontario; and Vancouver, BC.
www.newflyer.com /index/brt_de60i_de60lf_de4   (343 words)

  
 GM - GMability Advanced Technology: Metro To Receive 50 General Motors Hybrid Powered New Flyer Buses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2005) – The first 50 GM hybrid powered buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries will begin to roll into Metro's fleet by the end of this year.
These vehicles are the result of collaboration between General Motors and New Flyer.
New Flyer is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with two facilities in the U.S. and is the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America.
www.gm.com /company/gmability/adv_tech/100_news/hybrid_metro_092605.html   (495 words)

  
 New Flyer Industries Limited, Bus Manufacturing Facility, City of Winnipeg, Summary
New Flyer was directed to submit an Environment Act Proposal on November 6, 1998.
New Flyer Limited should be encouraged to continue to further reduce VOC emissions from the plant.
New Flyer conducted an open house for the community in February, 2000, and in May, 2001.
www.gov.mb.ca /conservation/envapprovals/archive/archive00/summaries/4509.html   (4079 words)

  
 BUSRide Magazine - News - 11/23/2004 - New Flyer honored forhybrid buses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New Flyer was chosen for its work in building alternative fuel and hybrid drive systems for the North American transit industry.
New Flyer delivered its first hybrid vehicle in 1998New Flyer has more hybrid vehicles on the road accumulating more revenue service miles than all other North American manufacturers combined.
"New Flyer has set the standard for the transit marketplace with respect to the benefits and capabilities of advanced transportation technologies and fuels." says John Boesel, President and CEO of CALSTART.
www.busride.com /News.asp?Article=1968   (357 words)

  
 Metro Transit Bus facts and figures - New Flyer Low-floor, clean-air Diesel bus
New Flyer Low-floor, clean-air Diesel Bus with Air Conditioning
New low-floor buses are scheduled to operate on the following routes, depending on availability.
The bus burns new, low-sulfur diesel fuel and is equipped with a state-of-the-art catalytic exhaust soot filter system.
transit.metrokc.gov /am/vehicles/low-floor.html   (917 words)

  
 PF Flyer Charters (New York, NY)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
PF Flyer personifies the “art of enjoyment.” Relaxation and good times are the reasons you will want to charter her for you next special occasion.
PF Flyer's lush salon has a complete galley including a wet bar with icemaker.
She is fully air conditioned (inside and out) and the complete entertainment system has surround speakers throughout.
www.yachtworld.com /pfflyer   (125 words)

  
 CBC News:N.Y investors buy Manitoba bus maker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Two New York buyout companies said on Tuesday that they have a deal to buy control of New Flyer Industries Ltd. of Winnipeg, which sells $750 million worth of buses a year.
The seller is KPS Special Situations, an American turnaround company which bought into ailing New Flyer in March, 2002 for $44 million.
New Flyer is based in Winnipeg, with additional plants in St. Cloud and Crookston, Minn.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/12/16/newflyer031211   (234 words)

  
 New Flyer-GM hybrid power buses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
B.C. Transit is buying six New Flyer buses powered by a General Motors hybrid system -- the first Canadian customer to put the fuel-saving and emissions-reducing power plants into regular service.
New Flyer and GM announced yesterday that B.C. Transit, the agency responsible for transit systems across British Columbia, has bought six 12-metre hybrid buses, with delivery set for next spring.
This electrical energy is then used to launch the bus from a stop using quiet electric motors instead of the diesel engine.By the end of 2004, New Flyer expects to have 309 hybrid buses in operation.
www.climatechangeconnection.org /pages/news2004/cp04_sept24.html   (213 words)

  
 New Flyer Workers Go From Work to School with State Training Grant
Paul – Assisted with a state workforce-training grant, 250 New Flyer of America employees at the Crookston plant will head back to school, but they won’t have to be bused to campus.
High-performance manufacturing training--funded through a public/private partnership between the State of Minnesota and transit-bus manufacturer New Flyer of America--will be offered to managers, engineers, and production-line and quality-control workers at the Crookston facility.
“New Flyer plans to create over 20 new jobs by the end of the year, and increase production over the next six months, as a direct result of this partnership,” said Matt Kramer, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner and JSP Board Chair.
www.positivelymn.com /news/release/2003/wd21Oct03.htm   (315 words)

  
 New Scientist Global Flyer successfully circles the globe - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Fossett appeared slightly unsteady on his feet, after being crammed into the small cockpit for three days solid with nothing but catnaps and diet milkshakes to keep him going.
For a time, it looked like Global Flyer would not live up to its name.
Global Flyer, a single engine plane made of composite material was built by Scaled Composites, the same company responsible for SpaceShipOne, the first private sub-orbital crewed spacecraft.
www.newscientist.com /channel/mech-tech/aviation/dn7097   (379 words)

  
 Danceteria Flyers
The flyers convey the artistic sensibility of this period, and bring back memories of that wild time.
Anyone having Danceteria flyers which they would willing to allow me to scan and post, please contact Robert Lund.
NEW Sept. 2004: Many people wanted to post photos of the Reunion, but the 30 MB photo space on the Yahoo Group was full.
lundissimo.info /imgs/danceteria   (290 words)

  
 Welcome to New Flyer!
Supplying accurate information in a timely manner assists the customer in the performance of proper bus maintenance, which in turn adds to the overall reliability of each New Flyer bus on the road.
New Flyer Publications is based in Winnipeg in our Customer Services facility.
As a center of excellence and a communications leader within the transit industry, New Flyer Publications has produced over 450 paper and CD manual set projects and has established the standard for industry technical manuals.
b2b.newflyer.com /index/publications   (93 words)

  
 American Y-Flyer Yacht Racing Association
Although most new Y’s today are built by Turner Marine from fiberglass, you can build your own at home from marine plywood.
For those looking for a new or used boat, we have plenty of information on those, as well.
If you’re interested in going sailing on a Y, be sure to contact us through Ed Bigus, our "Y-Flyer Enthusiast" and he’ll be happy to set it up with the local fleet nearest you.
www.yflyer.org   (330 words)

  
 VT/Flyer Tips/Tricks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The fact that you can record the Toaster Output as a Flyer clip, means that you can Luma Key a title or add Chroma FX to the video coming in and then record the processed video as a Flyer clip.
A Flyer still from a video clip, can be made at any point by reprocessing the clip, and bringing the in and out sliders together.
If your drives are not capable of sustaining 5 MB per second transfer throughout their entire length, the Flyer may stop recording and give you a message telling you that a field was dropped.
www.computerroom.com /support/tips_tricks/flyer/41flyertips.htm   (3197 words)

  
 Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page - 2nd Amendment Supporters
I received one of these flyers this past weekend at the Arizona "Freedom in the 21st Century" gathering.
The flyer is a tri-fold, so you'll have to turn your head sideways to read one of the sections.
Chapman couldn't name the FBI agent who created the flyer, saying the individual who created it was no longer with the FBI's Phoenix branch, which he described as having "revolving doors." Sheriff's officers didn't like the flyer, either.
www.keepandbeararms.com /newsarchives/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=2126   (1078 words)

  
 Business Wire: KPS Special Situations Fund, L.P. Completes Sale of New Flyer to Harvest Partners
KPS Special Situations Fund announced today that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company, New Flyer Industries Ltd., to a company formed by Harvest Partners Fund IV, L.P. and The Lightyear Fund, L.P. New Flyer is the largest manufacturer of transit buses in North America.
KPS Special Situations Fund L.P. received proceeds from the New Flyer sale of over $200 million, an amount that exceeds all of the capital drawn by KPS in its Fund I investment campaign.
Shapiro continued, "The New Flyer investment is a great example of our investment strategy, working with management and employees to turn a struggling business into a financially stable market leader while also generating a superior return for KPS investors.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_March_2/ai_113810711   (468 words)

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