ANA Signs for Two More Bombardier Q400 Turboprops for Regional Fleet Expansion.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004 Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group, with the third largest workforce (behind Boeing and Airbus) and the fourth largest in yearly delivery of commercial airplanes (behind Boeing, Airbus and Embraer). announced today that All Nippon Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. (ANA) of Tokyo, Japan, one of the country's biggest domestic airlines, has placed a firm order for two additional 74-seat Bombardier Q400(i) turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a airliners, the second such follow-on order from ANA in five months. The order represents the conversion of two options, and increases ANA's firm Bombardier Q400 orders to eight aircraft. ANA has taken delivery of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft to date. ANA group's Bombardier Q400 aircraft are based at Osaka's Itami airport and started revenue service on November 1st, 2003 on the Osaka-Kochi route. "This order is confirmation that on short- and medium-length regional airline routes, the Bombardier Q400's operating economics and profit potential are exceptional," said Steven A. Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. The Bombardier Q400 order book, including 103 firm orders, options and conditional orders Conditional Order A type of order that will be submitted or canceled if set criteria are met, which are defined by the trader/investor entering the order. This allows for a greater customization of the order, thereby meeting the specific needs of the investor. , totals 193 aircraft. As of December 31, 2003 78 have been delivered and are in operation with 11 customers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2003 were $21.2 billion Cdn and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. N.B. Fiscal year 2002-03 revenues have been restated following the sale of the recreational products business. (i) Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. Note to Editors: An image of an ANA Q400 aircraft is available in our web site multimedia library at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp |
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