India's most popular low cost airline 'SpiceJet' today announced to have placed order for 15 units of Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners manufactured by world's leading airliner manufacturer - Bombardier. The announcement was made by chairman of board of director of SpiceJet and Sun Group - Kalanithi Maran.According to the information available, the order size is to the tune of US$ 446 million. But experts also say that the deal size could increase to the size of US$ 915 million, if all 15 units ordered are custom made to the demands of SpiceJet. The airline currently serves 22 destinations through its existing fleet across India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.The airline recently has filed for permission to fly to more international destinations. The deal signed with Bombardier is expected to a step closer to SpiceJet becoming an international airline.
Bombardier is making significant investments in the infrastructure for its support and services in India and the Asia-Pacific marketplace. Earlier this year, Bombardier opened its new Regional Support Office (RSO) in Mumbai. This office serves both business and commercial aircraft customers and is located in Andheri East near the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The RSO's dedicated team complements Bombardier's regional Field Service Representatives located throughout India and its surrounding regions.
Bombardier's plan to establish strategically located RSOs is designed to provide a comprehensive support package encompassing aircraft technical expertise, flight operations support and customer account management functions. As a result of the proximity to its operators' bases, Bombardier can provide enhanced service to customers in their language and time zone.
Q400 NextGen aircraft
Optimized for short-haul operations, the "comfortably greener," 70- to 80-seat Q400 NextGen aircraft is a large, fast, quiet and fuel-efficient turboprop. It provides an ideal balance of passenger comfort and operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint. Including Spicejet's order, Bombardier has booked firm orders for a total of 404 Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft, and as of October 31, 2010, 322 had been delivered. Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft are in service with more than 30 operators worldwide and have logged more than 2 million flight hours and over 2 million landing and take-off cycles. Bombardier recently delivered the 1,000th Dash 8/Q-Series turboprop - a Q400 NextGen airliner. This milestone delivery re-confirmed the Dash 8/Q-Series turboprop program as one of the most successful regional aircraft programs in history.
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