Toronto: Starting with SpiceJet deliveries from this week, aircraft maker sees ‘very exciting opportunity’.
Bombardier, the Canadian aircraft maker, is set to make its mark in India’s rapidly growing commercial aviation sector.
Four Q400 next-generation turboprop aircraft are being prepped at its facility here, to be handed over to SpiceJet in India at a ceremony this week, the first batch in the latter’s order for 15 of the aircraft, with options for an additional 15. SpiceJet has said the turboprops would be used on new regional routes connecting smaller cities in India, with the service scheduled to begin on September 21.
For Bombardier Aerospace, the $8.6-billion division of the $17.7-billion parent company headquartered in Montreal, it will be the first major presence in the Indian commercial aviation market.
As more Indian carriers look at servicing smaller centres, Bombardier is hopeful of leveraging that growing market to its advantage. “It’s a very exciting opportunity,” said Brian Schmalz, director, marketing, commercial aircraft, arguing their planes would be a good fit for expansion of commercial aviation in India. “Airlines have largely focused on major cities so far and are now looking to connect with smaller cities. That’s what Bombardier’s product line is centred around.”
22/08/11 Indira Kannan/Business Standard
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