Bombardier to sell Q400 Turboprop aircraft program to Viking Air: source

Reuters

Published Nov 07, 2018 11:24PM ET

Bombardier to sell Q400 Turboprop aircraft program to Viking Air: source

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb) is set to announce the sale of its Q400 turboprop aircraft program to Canadian aircraft manufacturer Viking Air, a person familiar with the matter said late on Wednesday.

The sale is expected to be announced with Bombardier's earnings on Thursday, the person said, asking not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.

Bombardier and Viking could not immediately be reached for comment.

The sale was reported earlier by specialist aviation publication The Air Current.