LAM-Mozambique Purchases Used Turboprop Airliner

Bombardier Aerospace announced Tuesday LAM-Mozambique (Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique) will take delivery of a previously owned Q400 high-speed turboprop airliner this week, and will acquire another in the near future.

The aircraft are being acquired from a third party and the airline will use them for its domestic and regional services on the African continent. LAM-Mozambique will join 29 operators worldwide that have Q400 airliners in service or on order.

"The Q400 airliner has been making steady progress in the African market, and LAM-Mozambique is joining four other airlines on the continent that have selected the aircraft," said Gary R. Scott, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to trend upward over time, driven by positive commodity prices and a growing tourism trade which will create a demand for additional aircraft in the Q400 category."

The national carrier of Mozambique and based at Maputo, the nation’s capital, LAM-Mozambique currently operates jet and turboprop equipment on 10 domestic routes and regional routes linking Maputo with Johannesburg, Dar-Es-Salaam, Nairobi and Durban.

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