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Jan 23, 2014 (newstodate): The Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier is targeting the Russian and CIS for future sales of its Q400 regional turboprop aircraft.
Bombardier has signed a JV with Russia's Rostech to set up a Q400 assembly line in the Ulyanovsk special economic zone to provide the aircraft to Russian and CIS operators.
Bombardier has earlier estimated the sale potentials of the Q400 to be around 50 of these aircraft in Russia's turboprop market.
The first Bombardier Q400 operated by a Russian airline is now in commercial service with the airline Yakutia that has started the process of phasing out the eight AN-24 aircraft now used on regional routes.
In August 2013, Bombardier Aerospace signed a LoI to acquire 50 Q400 NextGen aircraft to be assembled in Russia under the JV between Bombardier and Rostec.
Bombardier has signed a JV with Russia's Rostech to set up a Q400 assembly line in the Ulyanovsk special economic zone to provide the aircraft to Russian and CIS operators.
Bombardier has earlier estimated the sale potentials of the Q400 to be around 50 of these aircraft in Russia's turboprop market.
The first Bombardier Q400 operated by a Russian airline is now in commercial service with the airline Yakutia that has started the process of phasing out the eight AN-24 aircraft now used on regional routes.
In August 2013, Bombardier Aerospace signed a LoI to acquire 50 Q400 NextGen aircraft to be assembled in Russia under the JV between Bombardier and Rostec.