Aviacion

15/03/2008
Government of Iraq buys 6 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen

Bombardier Aerospace announced that the Government of Iraq has placed a firm order for six CRJ900 NextGen airliners which will be used for civilian airline services in Iraq. The transaction includes options on an additional four CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.
Based on the list price for the CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, the value of the firm contract is approximately $239 million U.S. If all options are exercised, the contract value could rise to approximately $400 million U.S..
The order announced today increases firm orders for CRJ900/CRJ900 NextGen airliners to 248. As of January 31, 2008, Bombardier had delivered 1,471 CRJ Series aircraft - including 145 CRJ900/CRJ900 NextGen airliners - to operators around the world.

Source: Bombardier