Abrar Hussain: Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered three new Q400 turboprops by signing a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation, according to an announcement by Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
Based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, the order is valued at $106 million.
“We are very pleased that Biman is expanding its Q400 fleet with this order for three new aircraft,” François Cognard, vice-president of sales for the Asia Pacific, said in a statement on Monday.
“We currently operate two Q400s and without hesitation, we can say that these aircraft are ideal for our domestic and regional operations,” said AM Mosaddique Ahmed, managing director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh.
“We are extremely pleased to be supporting Bombardier in selling their Q400 aircraft to Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd,” said Ian McLeod, vice-president of business development and sales for the Canadian Commercial Corporation.