MONTREAL - Bombardier Aerospace announced on April 23 that an unidentified customer in the Middle East and Africa region has ordered two Q400 turboprop airliners. Based on the list price of the Q400, the order is valued at approximately USD62 million.
The fleet of Bombardier commercial aircraft in the Middle East and Africa is steadily growing with more than 200 Q-Series turboprops, CRJ regional jets and CSeries airliners now in service with, or on firm order from, approximately 50 customers and operators in the region. Bombardier’s Commercial Aircraft Market Forecast for the period 2013-2032, covering aircraft from 20 to 149 seats, predicts deliveries of 480 units to the Middle East and 700 to Africa over the forecast period.
The company maintains a regional office in the United Arab Emirates. The company’s customer support network for commercial aircraft in the Middle East and Africa includes a parts depot in Dubai; a Regional Support Office (RSO) and parts depot, co-located in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as Authorized Service Facilities in South Africa and Ethiopia.