Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Lease Corporation Int'l Signs Contract For 20 Planes, 20
Options
Bombardier Aerospace announced Monday that Lease Corporation
International Aviation (New Buildings) Limited has signed a firm
purchase agreement for three CS100 and 17 CS300 jetliners, marking
the second customer for the upcoming narrowbody airliner intended
to compete head-on with smaller variants of the Boeing 737 and
Airbus A320 lines.
"This firm order for both CS100 and CS300 aircraft adds to the
momentum we anticipated for CSeries aircraft following
the initial firm order by Deutsche Lufthansa
AG," said Gary R. Scott, President, Bombardier
Commercial Aircraft. "Moreover, LCI's purchase confirms the
flexibility designed into this technologically advanced aircraft
family as required by all our customers, but especially leasing
companies."
The purchaser, which also took options on a further 20 CSeries
aircraft, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lease Corporation
International Limited (LCI). LCI is a privately owned aircraft
leasing company that owns and leases planes to major airlines.
Based on list prices, LCI's firm order for 20 CSeries aircraft
is valued at approximately $1.44 billion US.
The launch of the CSeries family of aircraft was announced at
the Farnborough Air Show on July 13, 2008. Between the leasing
company and Lufthansa, Bombardier has 50 firm orders for the
CSeries, with the first planes scheduled for entry into service in
2013.
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