BOMBARDIER Q300 SELECTED BY JAPAN'S AIR NIPPON
OCTOBER 1, 1999
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Air
Nippon Co., Ltd. (ANK) of Tokyo has placed a firm order for three
56-seat Dash 8(r) Q300 turboprop airliners for its regional operations.
A subsidiary of All Nippon Airways, the largest domestic airline
in Japan, ANK will utilize its Q300 aircraft on routes between
Tokyo International Airport at Haneda and islands within Tokyo's
domain, and for flights within Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture.
"We are delighted that ANK will be the first operator of the Q300
in Japan," said Steven A. Ridolfi, president of Bombardier
Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. "The Q300 will build upon the
already established presence of other Q Series aircraft in the
important Japanese regional airline marketplace."
The Q Series family of aircraft is composed of the 37- to 39-seat
Q100 and Q200, 50- to 56-seat Q300 and the new 68- to 78-seat
Q400. All feature the superb Noise and Vibration Suppression
(NVS) system which provides the quietest and most vibration-free
passenger cabin of any propeller-driven 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. |
