Bombardier said to win order for $2.2B in jets

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NEW YORK (AP) — Bombardier Inc. said Tuesday it has received
a firm order for 38 business jets with a combined list price of about
$2.2 billion.
Bombardier didn’t disclose the precise value of the
deal — customers such as airlines routinely get discounts from plane
manufacturers — and didn’t identify the buyer.
The Canadian plane
maker said the order covered 28 Global jets and 10 Challenger 605
aircraft. The Global line includes four models capable of carrying up to
19 passengers on flights as long as 7,900 nautical miles. The
Challenger jet can carry 12 passengers and a crew of three up to 4,000
nautical miles.
Separately, Bombardier announced that its
transportation division ended a contract for new signaling equipment for
the London Underground. The subway system said it would re-bid a
contract that was awarded to Bombardier in 2011 and valued at $577
million at the time.
The company didn’t provide a detailed
explanation, but The Telegraph of London reported that Bombardier
determined that its signaling system wasn’t compatible with the
Underground’s old infrastructure.
A spokeswoman for the Montreal-based company did not immediately return a call for comment.
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