BBD.A Bombardier Inc

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation
Services has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 NextGen turboprop
aircraft. Falcon Aviation Services is based at Al Bateen Executive Airport and
operates a fleet of corporate jets conducting VIP charter flights, and a fleet
of helicopters serving the offshore oil and gas industry. The company also
conducts search and rescue; aircraft management, maintenance, repair and
overhaul; as well as consulting operations. 


Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen turboprop, the order is valued at
approximately $61 million US. 


"The Q400 NextGen turboprop's powerful engines and its Auxiliary Power Unit make
it an ideal aircraft in our part of the world and allows us to offer our
services to more of our clients in the region," said Captain Mahmoud Ismael,
Chief Operating Officer, Falcon Aviation Services. "The engines provide
substantial power allowing the aircraft to climb over the sand belt faster than
any other turboprop, and the APU allows a quick cool down in our hot
environment. With this acquisition, we are diversifying our business model and
offering a broader range of services to our clients. 


"In a 78-passenger configuration, the Q400 NextGen aircraft is well suited to
our operation and offers very competitive costs," added Capt. Ismael. 


"Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft are proving their high value by operating in all
kinds of diverse environments, such as cold weather conditions in Canada and
Eastern Europe; hot, arid environments in the Middle East and Northern Africa;
and the humid, mountainous environments in Western North America and sub-Saharan
Africa," said Mike Arcamone, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "We are
delighted that Falcon Aviation Services has chosen to add Q400 NextGen aircraft
to the company's fleet, and I wish them much success as they join the family of
owners and operators who are benefiting from the aircraft's advanced technology,
outstanding performance attributes, operational flexibility, advantageous
economic costs, low environmental footprint and enhanced cabin amenities. 


"The Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft's broad and growing operator base is also
making these aircraft enticing assets for leasing companies," added Mr.
Arcamone.


About Q400 NextGen aircraft 

The Q400 NextGen turboprop is the most recent development in the evolution of
the Q400 aircraft and the advanced successor to Bombardier's Dash 8/Q-Series
family of aircraft. Optimized for short-haul operations, the "comfortably
greener," 70- to 86-seat Q400 NextGen aircraft is a large, fast, quiet and
fuel-efficient turboprop. It provides an ideal balance of passenger comfort and
operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint. 


Worldwide, Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft have transported more than 295 million
passengers and have logged over 4.7 million flight hours and more than 5.0
million take-offs and landings. The Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft program
includes some 50 customers and operators in over 30 countries on five
continents. 


Including the order from Falcon Aviation Services, Bombardier has recorded firm
orders for a total of 486 Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft.


About Bombardier 

Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation. 


Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America Indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, we
posted revenues of $16.8 billion. News and information are available at
bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.


Notes to editors 

Images of Q400 NextGen aircraft in Falcon Aviation Services' livery and photos
from the signing ceremony are posted with this press release at
www.bombardier.com 


Additional information on the Q400 NextGen aircraft is available at
www.q400nextgen.com. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Marc Duchesne
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft
+1-416-375-3030
marc.duchesne@aero.bombardier.com
www.bombardier.com

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