Bombardier wins $276 mln order from Yemeni airline

(In U.S. dollars)

TORONTO, March 12 (Reuters) - Plane and train maker Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that Yemen's Felix Airways has ordered eight airliners from the Canadian company in a contract worth about $276 million.

The deal also has the option for three additional CRJ700 NextGen airliners, which would raise the value of the deal to about $385 million.

The contract brings the number of orders for the CRJ series aircraft to 1,647, with 1,471 delivered as of the end of January. Felix Airways is owned by Yemeni airline Yemenia and other investors.

"Bombardier's CRJ700 NextGen airliner was selected because of its reliability," said Felix Airways Chairman Saleh Alawaji in a statement. (Reporting by Leah Schnurr, editing by Mario Di Simine)