*	CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY 
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A 
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.


January 8, 1997
Our Ref: B96-7701-RJTL-RJ0350-010


Atlantic Coast Airlines
1 Export Drive, 
Sterling, Virginia,
U.S.A. 20164


Gentlemen,

Letter Agreement No. 010 to Purchase Agreement No. RJ-0350 dated January 8, 
1997 (the "Agreement" between Bombardier Inc. ("BRAD") and Atlantic Coast 
Airlines ("Buyer") relating to the purchase of twelve (12) Canadair Regional 
Jet Aircraft (the "Aircraft")

Subject:		Additional Customer Support

1.0	This letter constitutes an integral part of the Agreement and evidences 
our further agreement with the matters set forth below.  All terms used 
herein and in the Agreement and not defined herein, shall have the same 
meaning as in the Agreement.

2.0	Training

2.1	General Terms

2.1.1	The objective of the training programs (the "Programs"), as 
described herein, shall be to familiarize and assist Buyer's 
personnel in the introduction, operation, and maintenance of the 
aircraft.

	BRAD shall offer to the Buyer the Programs in the English language 
at a BRAD designated facility.



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2.1.2	*

2.1.3	The Programs shall be designed to reflect the model and/or the 
configuration of the Aircraft and may include differences training 
to identify such configuration or model.  Manuals and training 
materials which are provided during the Programs exclude revision 
service.

2.1.4	A Training Conference shall be held where possible no later than 
six (6) months prior to the Scheduled Delivery of the first 
aircraft to the Buyer, or as may be otherwise agreed, to establish 
the Programs' content and schedule.

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5.0	Manuals on CD-ROM

5.1	BRAD and Buyer are aware that BRAD is currently in the 
process of investigating and bringing on-line CD-ROM 
versions of various manuals.  BRAD hereby commits that in 
the event that it is able to successfully and cost-
effectively complete this program, it will provide Buyer 
with CD-ROM versions of Buyer's technical publications * 
                          




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7.0	The provisions of this Letter Agreement are personal to 
Buyer and shall not be assigned or otherwise disposed of by 
Buyer except as part of an assignment of the Agreement 
expressly permitted by Article 20 of the Agreement (with the 
exception of Article 4.0 hereof, which can only be assigned 
to a wholly owned subsidiary).



8.0	This Letter Agreement constitutes an integral part of the 
Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions contained 
therein.

9.0	In the event of the Termination of the Agreement, this 
Letter Agreement shall become automatically null and void.

	
Should there be any inconsistency between this Letter Agreement 
and the Agreement with respect to the subject matter covered 
by the terms hereof, then this Letter Agreement shall 
prevail.


Yours very truly,
BOMBARDIER INC.



________________________				Date:_____________
Michel Bourgeois
Vice President, Contracts 





Acknowledged and Accepted


Atlantic Coast Airlines



________________________				Date:_____________
James B. Glennon
Sr. Vice President and C.F.O.


 

 
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