WestJet affirms its £1.02bn order for up to 45 Bombardier aircraft

Posted on 1 Aug 2012

Bombardier Aerospace announced that the conditional order placed by WestJet airline has been converted to a firm purchase for up to 45 Q400 NextGen airliners.

The transaction includes 20 firm-ordered Q400 NextGen aircraft and options on an additional 25. WestJet’s letter of intent to acquire these aircraft was announced on 1 May and, as previously announced, the order is for the 20 aircraft is valued at approximately $683m (£437.3m) based on the Q400 NextGen aircraft list price. This could increase…

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