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Bombardier lands firm orders for seven aircraft worth US$261M
by The Canadian Press
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Hawaii's Island Air, Asia's China Express Airlines and Nok Air placed orders for regional aircraft
MONTREAL—Bombardier Inc. has received firm orders for seven commercial aircraft valued at nearly US$261-million from Hawaii’s leading regional airline and two in Asia.
Island Air placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprops and has taken options for four additional dual-class 71-seat planes.
The firm orders are valued at US$61-million at list prices and could increase to US$188-million if all options are exercised.
Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air has converted options for two Q400s valued at US$64-million at list price.
The airline is the first customer for the new 86-seat version of the turboprop.
China Express Airlines has also converted a conditional order for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jets valued at US$136-million.
The airline placed a firm order in December for three of the planes and conditional purchase agreement and options for 13 more aircraft.
The sales follow last week’s announcement that the Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer sold eight aircraft valued at US$326-million, including WestJet’s conversion of five options for Q400 turboprops.
Meanwhile, Moody’s Investors Service said it has upgraded Bombardier’s speculative grade liquidity rating to SGL-2 and assigned a Ba3 rating to its proposed new senior unsecured notes due in 2019 and 2022.
The notes will boost its cash by US$500-million to US$3.9-billion after paying off US$1.3-billion of existing debt due by 2016.