UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2007
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(901) 348-4100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 15, 2007, Bomardier Aerospace issued a press release announcing the order of 15
Bombardier Q400 aircraft by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (“Pinnacle”). These aircraft will be operated
by Colgan Air, Inc. (“Colgan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
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Press release issued by Bombardier Aerospace dated March 15, 2007 |
Exhibit 99.1
PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP. PLACES FIRM ORDER FOR 15 BOMBARDIER Q400 AIRLINERS
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Toronto, March 15, 2007 — Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Pinnacle Airlines Corp. of
Memphis, Tenn. has signed a contract to acquire 15 Bombardier Q400 74-seat turboprop airliners. The
transaction also includes conditional orders for another 10 Q400 aircraft and options on an
additional 20.
The value of the 15 firm ordered aircraft, based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, is
approximately $381 million US. The value could rise to $1.2 billion US if all conditional orders
and options are exercised.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. will assign the 15 aircraft to its wholly owned subsidiary Colgan Air, Inc.
which will operate the aircraft under the Continental Connection banner primarily from the
Continental Airlines hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey.
The transaction announced today increases firm orders for the Q400 aircraft to 215. More than 140
Q400 aircraft have been delivered to 18 operators in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the
Middle East and North America. Four additional
customers — Frontier Airlines of Denver, USA, Luxair
of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Sky Work Airlines of Switzerland, and Tassili Airlines in Algeria
— have Q400 aircraft on order.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and
business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global
corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2006, were
$14.7 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). News and
information are available at www.bombardier.com.
Bombardier and Q400 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Note to Editors
Images of Bombardier Q400 aircraft are available in our website Multimedia Library at:
www.aero.bombardier.com/htmen/F14.jsp.
For information
Marc Holloran
Bombardier Aerospace
(416) 375-3030
www.bombardier.com
