Who bought the Q400s?

[Limeyflyer]

UND and Riddle bought them

 

[Erlanger]

Could this explain the secret Q400 purchase?

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/08/06/330726/fate-of-lynx-of-interest-to-usas-skywest.html

 

[clr4theapch]

Colgan for there move to MEM.. COA is the backer for the 50 over the next 3 years.. this according to a phone interview about a month ago.... will be serving the COA mainline..

 

[rumrnr78]

Could this explain the secret Q400 purchase?

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/08/06/330726/fate-of-lynx-of-interest-to-usas-skywest.html

Here try this:

Canada loans SAS money to complete order

8/5/2009, 3:15 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press (AP) — TORONTO - Canada is lending Scandinavian Airlines SAS up to $173 million Canadian (US$161 million) to help it purchase eight aircraft ordered last year from Canadian airplane manufacturer Bombardier.
International Trade Minister Stockwell Day announced the loan Wednesday.
The loan will support the sale of eight Q400 and CRJ900 aircraft, whose total list price ranges between US$232 million and US$320 million.

SAS and three affiliates ordered 27 aircraft in March 2008, with options for two dozen more aircraft, as part of a compensation agreement after landing gear problems left some of the airline's planes grounded in 2007.

© 2009 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

 

[Erlanger]

Here try this:

Canada loans SAS money to complete order

8/5/2009, 3:15 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press (AP) — TORONTO - Canada is lending Scandinavian Airlines SAS up to $173 million Canadian (US$161 million) to help it purchase eight aircraft ordered last year from Canadian airplane manufacturer Bombardier.
International Trade Minister Stockwell Day announced the loan Wednesday.
The loan will support the sale of eight Q400 and CRJ900 aircraft, whose total list price ranges between US$232 million and US$320 million.

SAS and three affiliates ordered 27 aircraft in March 2008, with options for two dozen more aircraft, as part of a compensation agreement after landing gear problems left some of the airline's planes grounded in 2007.

Don't see how this has anything to do with the 5 announced the other day.

 

[rumrnr78]

Don't see how this has anything to do with the 5 announced the other day.

Don't for sure, I am in Canada picking up a corporate CRJ and the TV news reported the above story except it showed the Q400 and mentioned the loan to SAS for 5 Q400's only. It did not mention the CRJ's. Since no other reports of Q400 purchases has been reported in the last month (I have been here since July 8th) I just put two and two together and got five (Flight Safety synergy).

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