Bombardier Transportation 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.
The contract is valued at approximately $243 million (197 million euro) and will start on August 3, 2012.
The AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport first opened in 1996 and became 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.
Bombardier has provided O&M services on the system since it opened. More than 33 million passengers travelled through the airport last year and to accommodate the high passenger volumes, the system operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Eran Gartner, president of systems at Bombardier Transportation, said: “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.”
Innovia driverless systems have served communities around the world for over 40 years. Installed systems include Frankfur, Rome, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore; Madrid, Atlanta, Dallas Fort/Worth, Denver, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Sacramento, Seattle-Tacoma and Tampa.
