Ryukyu Air Commuter unveiled as launch customer for Bombardier Q400 Cargo-Combi Variant

Ryukyu Air Commuter Co and Bombardier announced (30-Sep2015) that Ryukyu Air is the unidentified airline that had signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400s previously announced in Jul-2014. RAC, which is a part of the Japan Airlines Group, is also the launch customer of the Q400 cargo-combi variant announced at the Farnborough Airshow in Jul-2014. All five aircraft ordered by RAC will be delivered in combi configuration. As previously announced by Bombardier, based on the list price for the Q400 aircraft, the transaction is valued at approximately USD168 million. [more - original PR]