Bombardier Aerospace welcomed on Wednesday Aires to the growing family
of Q400 aircraft operators during a launch event held by the airline in
Bogota, Colombia. The carrier is the first Q400 aircraft operator in
South America, with four previously owned 78-seat Q400 turboprops.
Founded in 1981, Aires serves 22 domestic and four international
destinations. The airline’s fleet also includes 11 37-passenger Dash
8/Q200 turboprops, as well as mainline jets.
“The first Dash 8 turboprop was introduced into our fleet in 1994, and
Bombardier’s Dash 8-100, Q200 and Q300 aircraft have been very good for
us,” said Francisco Mendez, Chief Executive Officer, Aires. “With our
requirement for additional seating capacity, we decided that our fleet
should remain largely based on Bombardier aircraft with our acquisition
of the Q400 turboprop.”
“We welcome Aires as the newest operator of the Q400 airliner and the
first on the South American continent,” said Gary R. Scott, President,
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “The Q400 turboprop airliner is ideally
suited to the short- and medium-haul routes in Aires’ network and will
offer the airline outstanding performance and economics with a reduced
environmental impact.”
Bombardier has booked firm orders for a total of 391 Q400 and Q400
NextGen aircraft, and as of July 31, 2010, 312 had been delivered. The
aircraftun service with more than 30 operators worldwide and have
logged more than 2 million flight hours and over 2 million landing and
take-off cycles.
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