Bombardier says China Express Air orders 16 planes

Reuters

Published Nov 09, 2014 08:34PM ET

Bombardier says China Express Air orders 16 planes

BEIJING (Reuters) - China Express Airlines has placed a firm order for 16 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets from Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb), the Canadian firm said in a statement late on Sunday.

China Express has also taken an option for another 8 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets, it added.

The agreement was signed in Beijing on the sidelines of a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders and chief executives.

Bombardier, which competes with Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), currently has about 35 CRJ and CRJ NextGen regional jets in service in the Greater China area.