{"id":5262,"date":"2013-06-20T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/arik-air-splashes-297m-on-next-generation-planes\/"},"modified":"2013-06-20T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T18:26:00","slug":"arik-air-splashes-297m-on-next-generation-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/arik-air-splashes-297m-on-next-generation-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"Arik Air Splashes $297m On Next Generation Planes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, has signed a firm contract to acquire three CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft and four Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners at $ 297 million, Bombardier Aerospace announced on Wednesday from Paris, France, where the deal was signed.<\/p>\n

The Canadian-based firm said Arik Air would be the first airline to operate the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft in Africa.<\/p>\n

“Based on the list price of the CRJ1000 NextGen and Q400 NextGen aircraft, the contract announced today (Wednesday) is valued at approximately $ 297 million US,” said Marc Duchesne of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.<\/p>\n

“Nigeria-based airline first to operate the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft in Africa,” said Bombardier, the world\u2019s only manufacturer of both planes and trains.<\/p>\n

Arik Air currently has a fleet of 23 aircraft, including four CRJ900 aircraft, two Q400 NextGen aircraft as well as two Airbus A340-500 among others.<\/p>\n

Banji Ola, Arik Air spokesperson said he did not have details about the delivery date.<\/p>\n

“It was just signed yesterday. I don’t have details on the delivery,” he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u2014Simon Ateba\/Aviation correspondent<\/em><\/p>\n

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