Purchase of Bombardier Aircraft

Bombardier Signs a Letter of Intent with SpiceJet for up to 50 Q400 Aircraft

Question: Recently, SpiceJet signed a letter of intent to buy 50 Q400 Turboprop airliners with the Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. Bombardier is a leading manufacturer of planes and trains in ….
(a) America
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) UK
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-

  • On June 20, 2017, Indian airline company SpiceJet signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 Q400 turboprop airliners with the Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
  • The deal was announced by Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and SpiceJet during the International Paris Air Show.
  • This signed letter contains 25Q Turboprop and the right to purchase on 25 additional aircraft.
  • The number of seats in the aircraft is 86.
  • Based on the Q400 turboprop price list, this order can be up to 1.7 billion US dollars.
  • SpiceJet will use this new aircraft to start flights with regional connectivity as well as neighboring countries.
  • The Canadian company Bombardier Commercial Aircraft is one of the leading aircraft and train manufacturing companies in the world.

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