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To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (658)	10/1/1999 11:10:00 AM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1177

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.