Japan Air Commuter Signs For a Bombardier Q400.TORONTO -- Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Japan Air Commuter Japan Air Commuter Co., Ltd. (日本エアコミューター株式会社 (JAC JAC Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy JAC Joint Astronomy Centre JAC Joint Advisory Committee (Board of Directors for SEI) JAC John Abbott College JAC Juvenile Assessment Center JAC Joint Analysis Center ) has placed a firm order for one Bombardier Q400 high-speed 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 airliner. The transaction represents the conversion of an option. Kagoshima-based JAC, the largest regional airline in the Japan Airlines Group, has now placed firm orders for 10 Bombardier Q400 aircraft since its original order in August, 2001. The airline serves routes on the mainland and to Japan's offshore islands. "This follow-on order affirms once more the Q400 aircraft's profitability and strong passenger appeal," said Steven Ridolfi, President, Bombardier Regional Aircraft. "The Q400 has, without any doubt, the lowest operating costs of any regional airline aircraft." The contract announced today increases firm orders for the Bombardier Q400 to 176 aircraft, with 106 delivered to operators in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia/Pacific region as of December 31, 2005. 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, 2005, were $15.8 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (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. ). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. Bombardier, Q400 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. Note to EditorsAn image of JAC Q400 aircraft will be available i n our Multimedia Library at: www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F15.jsp BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD.MV.A) (TSX:BBD.SV.B) |
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