Originally Posted by GlobalFlyer
Bombardier places first African CRJ900s with Nigerian startup Arik
Bombardier has placed its first African CRJ900 order with today’s announcement that Nigerian startup Arik Air will take two of the type.
The deal is valued at about $69 million, at list price. The aircraft will be operational in July. Both will be configured with 10 business-class and 65 economy-class seats.
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Full Article on Flight International
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles...n+startup.html
Congratulations to Arik Air for placing the first Nigerian brand new jet order since 1982! I guess they will operate this stretched version on the trunk routes and leave the CRJ200 (50 seats) for shorter flights to state capitals.
This will be interesting to follow
http://www.arikair.com
The CRJ 900 has a shorter range than the CRJ 200 , so it would most likely be vice-versa.