Colgan Air, Inc. commande 15 appareils Q400 NextGen pour accroître sa flotte de biturbopropulseurs Bombardier

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - le 15 janvier 2009) - Bombardier Aéronautique a annoncé aujourd′hui que Colgan Air, Inc., filiale en propriété exclusive de Pinnacle Airlines Corp., a signé un contrat d′achat de 15 biturbopropulseurs de ligne Q400 NextGen. La transaction comporte la conversion en commandes fermes de dix commandes conditionnelles et l′exercice de cinq options prises par Pinnacle en 2007. Le siège social de Colgan Air est situé à Manassas (Virginie).

Au prix courant du biturbopropulseur Q400 NextGen, le contrat est estimé à 432 millions $US.

"This order is further validation that the Q400 NextGen aircraft is building on the market place success of the original Q400 airliner," said Gary R. Scott, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "The new interiors coupled with the already popular Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS) system makes the Q400 NextGen aircraft an extremely attractive package."

The order announced today increases firm orders for Q400/Q400 NextGen aircraft to 346, with 219 delivered as of October 31, 2008. Orders for Q400 NextGen airliners account for 49 of the total.

About Bombardier

A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2008, were $17.5 billion US, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com.

Active Noise and Vibration Suppression, Bombardier, NextGen and Q400 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Notes to Editors

Images of Q400 NextGen aircraft are available in the press releases section at: www.aero.bombardier.com

Contacts:
Bombardier Aerospace
John Arnone
416-375-3030
www.bombardier.com



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