Bombardier’s First Q400 NextGen Turboprop Airliner Bound for Norway

One of the world’s most technologically advanced turboprops, the Q400 NextGen airliner offers an enhanced overall cabin environment featuring LED lighting, new ceiling panels, dished window sidewalls and larger overhead luggage bins.

A de Havilland/Bombardier customer since 1957, Widerøe currently operates 30 de Havilland/Bombardier 39-seat Dash 8-100, 50-seat Q300 and 78-seat Q400 aircraft with 330 flights a day to 36 domestic and seven international destinations.

"Bombardier and de Havilland have played a major role in our growth and success by having the right aircraft available at the right time. Without these aircraft, it is doubtful if we could have begun - and grown - the wide network of routes to small, otherwise inaccessible, communities along the coast of Norway" said Lars Kobberstad, President and CEO of Widerøe.

The optimized large, high-speed turboprop solution for short-haul services, the Q400 NextGen aircraft provides a perfect balance of passenger comfort and operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint. And its jet-like speed of 360 knots (667 km/h) allows for airline schedule optimization. Operating costs of the Q400 NextGen aircraft, already among the lowest of any regional aircraft, will be made even lower by increasing scheduled maintenance intervals and further optimizing mainentance tasks.

Firm orders for Bombardier Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft stand at 347, with 233 delivered as of January 31, 2009. The aircraft are in service with, or have been ordered by, 30 operators around the world.

 

Source: Bombardier

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