Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (also known as CIB Leasing) headquartered in Beijing, China is the previously announced unidentified customer that had placed a firm order for 10 CRJ900 aircraft. This purchase agreement was initially announced on June 20, 2016. Both parties will work closely together to explore market opportunities for regional fleet growth and network expansion.

As previously announced by Bombardier, based on the list price, the firm order for 10 CRJ900 aircraft is valued at approximately US$472 million.

About CRJ Series Aircraft

Every 10 seconds a CRJ Series regional jet takes off somewhere in the world. The CRJ Series family of aircraft has transported almost 1.6 billion passengers to become the world's most successful regional jet program - linking people and communities like no other. The CRJ Series regional jets have revolutionized aviation with their proven efficiency, reliability and profitability. The CRJ Series aircraft family includes over 100 owners and operators in approximately 40 countries and the worldwide fleet has logged over 43.5 million flight hours.

Bombardier has booked a total of 1,902 firm orders for CRJ Series aircraft, including 428 CRJ900 aircraft.

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