TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 23 juin 2008) - Bombardier Aerospace a annoncé aujourd'hui que All Nippon Airways (ANA) de Tokyo, au Japon, a signé un contrat d'achat de trois avions de ligne à turbopropulsion Q400 NextGen. La transaction correspond à la conversion d'options.
Sur la base du prix courant de l'avion Q400 NextGen, le contrat est évalué à environ 80 millions de $ US.
"Nous nous réjouissons d'accroître nos relations avec Bombardier Aerospace grâce à ces acquisitions d'avions," a déclaré Tomohiro Hidema, vice-président exécutif de All Nippon Airways. "Nous exploitons l'avion de ligne Q400 sur plusieurs lignes, ce qui nous a permis de réaliser des économies importantes sur les coûts d'exploitation."
"Airlines and government operators in Japan have been valued Bombardier customers since the sale of the first Dash 8 airliner to a Japanese operator in 1996," said Gary R. Scott, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "Since that time, Japanese operators have placed firm orders for 48 Dash 8/Q-Series turboprops, including the transaction with All Nippon Airways announced today. We are proud of the contribution our aircraft are making to regional air service in Japan."
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Notes to Editors
Images of the Q400 NextGen aircraft are available in our multimedia gallery at www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp
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