BOMBARDIER SCORES FOLLOW-ON Q400 SALE WITH GERMANY'S
AUGSBURG AIRWAYS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Germany's Augsburg Airways has placed a
follow-on order for two additional 350-knot Q400 turboprop
airliners with Bombardier Aerospace. The order represents the
conversion of existing options.
The airline, a Team Lufthansa member, is a long-term user of
Bombardier Aerospace products and previously ordered a total of 15
Dash 8(r) aircraft, including three Q400 airliners in March of 1999.
"We selected the Q400 both to enlarge our fleet and meet
anticipated demands for greater capacity on our route system,"
said Olaf Dlugi, managing director of Augsburg Airways. "The Q400
will also ensure family commonality of our fleet which will result
in substantial cost savings in crewing, training, maintenance and other areas."
The Q400 orderbook now stands at 62 firm orders. For the Dash 8
program, total orders and options stand at 678, including a
backlog of 82 firm aircraft.
Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the world's
third largest civil aircraft manufacturer with operations in three
countries. Leading the 20- to 70-passenger regional carrier
market, Bombardier Aerospace offers complete families of turboprop
and regional jet aircraft. It has the industry's widest range of
business jets, offering both full and fractional ownership, and
also produces firefighting/maritime mission aircraft. It provides
technical services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training to
business, regional airline and military customers.
Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian corporation active in the fields of
aerospace, rail transportation equipment, recreational products,
financial services and services related to its products and core
businesses. It operates plants in 12 countries in North America,
Europe and Asia, and more than 90 per cent of its revenues are
generated outside Canada. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal
year ended January 31, 1999, totalled Cdn $11.5 billion. |
