Eurolot has converted options on six DHC-8 -Q400 NextGen aircraft to a firm order that will increase its fleet to 14 aircraft in total. Eurolot’s firm order for eight DHC-8Q-400 NextGen aircraft with 12 options was announced on March 9, 2012, and delivery of the first aircraft occurred on May 17, 2012.
Including the order announced today, Bombardier has firm orders for 460 DHC-8Q-400 and DHC-8Q-400 NextGen aircraft. The type is in service with more than 40 operators in 33 countries, on six continents. In total, Q400s have carried more than 227 million passengers and have logged more than 3.5 million flight hours and over 3.8 million take-offs and landings.