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Northwest orders 36 Bombardier aircraft
Thu Oct 5, 2006 5:36 PM ET
LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc. <BBDb.TO> said on Thursday that Northwest Airlines Corp. <NWACQ.PK> has placed an order for 36 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft and has taken options on an additional 96, for a total of 132 aircraft if all options are exercised.
The transaction is conditional upon Northwest Airlines receiving approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.
Bombardier said the value of the orders based on list prices would be about $1.35 billion, rising to $5.18 billion if all options are exercised.