WINNIPEG, Sept. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI ) (TSX: NFI.DB.U ) New Flyer Industries Inc. ("New Flyer" or the "Company") today announced that its second-half 2012 ("H2 2012") production schedule has been adjusted as a result of a delay in receiving a notice to proceed ("NTP") from a large US customer for an order of 90 Xcelsior 60-foot articulated buses or 180 equivalent units ("EUs"). New Flyer has been advised that the contract is fully funded and was approved by the agency's board of directors nearly three months ago, but has been delayed as a result of the State's requirement that sole-sourced procurements be independently reviewed. Management has previously advised that New Flyer's order backlog combined with the order intake was expected to enable the Company to maintain the average line entry rate of approximately 36 EUs per production week. If the NTP is received in early October as expected, the 2012 line entry rate is projected to average 34 EUs per production week.