Bombardier
Aerospace announced today that Warsaw-based Eurolot has converted options on
six Q400 NextGen airliners to a firm order that will increase its fleet
to 14 Q400 NextGen aircraft.
Based on the
list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the transaction announced today
is valued at approximately $190 million US.
Eurolot’s
firm order for eight Q400 NextGen airliners with 12 options was
announced on March 9, 2012, and delivery of the first aircraft was announced on
May 17, 2012.
As
previously announced, Eurolot has joined Bombardier Commercial Aircraft’s Smart
Parts Program for the Q400 aircraft. The Smart Parts Program
is customized to an airline’s specific operational and dispatch reliability
requirements and provides the airline with competitive and predictable advanced
component exchange and repair costs, as well as superior availability of key
components.
“Our fleet
renewal program and route expansion are proceeding very well with Bombardier’s Q400
NextGen aircraft,” said Mariusz Dabrowski, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Eurolot. “The very competitive operating costs of the aircraft will
benefit further from the Smart Parts Program.”
“We are
grateful for Eurolot’s continuing confidence in our Q400 NextGen
aircraft program,” said Mike Arcamone, President, Bombardier Commercial
Aircraft. “This order and others placed recently are evidence that the Q400
NextGen aircraft is the right airplane for today’s extremely tough
marketplace. Some 15 new operators and leasing companies have joined the Q400
aircraft family since 2010, with five having acquired or ordered their aircraft
this year. This growth, which has resulted in more than 40 operators worldwide,
is indicative of the outstanding operational flexibility, fuel efficiency and
performance capability of our new-generation Q400 turboprop.”
Including
the transaction announced today, Bombardier has booked firm orders for 460 Q400
and Q400 NextGen turboprops,and delivered aircraft are in service with
more than 40 operators in 33 countries, on six continents. These aircraft have
transported more than 227 million passengers and have logged more than 3.5
million flight hours and over 3.8 million take-offs and landings.
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