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Ethiopian orders eight Q400s
Friday November 21, 2008Ethiopian Airlines ordered eight Q400 NextGens plus four options. The deal is valued at $242 million, a figure that could rise to $366 million if all options are exercised. CEO Girma Wake said, "The aircraft's excellent range and payload capability will allow us to deploy it on domestic routes within Ethiopia, as well as on regional routes up to 1,000 nm. (1,850 km.) from Addis Ababa." Delivery dates were not disclosed. Bombardier said it has sold 330 Q400s with 210 delivered as of July 31.
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