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Bombardier Inc. said Uganda Airlines signed a firm order for four new CRJ900 jets as the East African nation seeks to resuscitate its moribund carrier after two decades.
The country also signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330neo, Airbus SE said in a statement on its website, without providing cost details.
“Based on the list price for the CRJ900 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $190 million,†Montreal-based Bombardier said.
The carrier established in 1976 was liquidated in 2001 under a mountain of debt.
The state is reviving it with a view to improving transport connections and promoting tourism.