Bombardier held a signing ceremony yesterday at the ABACE show in Shanghai to mark the conversion of two more options into orders by Singapore-based Zetta Jet, for Global 6000 jets. This brings the total firm orders from Zetta Jet to five Global 6000s, with options for another two, under an agreement initially signed late last year.

Zetta Jet, which operates an all-Bombardier Global fleet, in December ordered one Global 6000 and took options for four more. It firmed up two of the initial four options during the Singapore Airshow in February while taking options for two more, boosting the total Global 6000 orders and options to seven. Bombardier (Chalet 2) has valued the total order, including options, at $436 million.

The operator expects to take delivery of the next Global 6000 later this month, with subsequent deliveries in September, December and the first quarter of 2017. The remaining options would call for delivery in late 2017, according to Zetta Jet managing director Goeffrey Cassidy.

Zetta Jet, which launched in August 2015, also flies Global 5000s. The company is operating its aircraft for charter, typically between Asian markets and Europe and North America. Cassidy said he hoped to bring an aircraft to ABACE for display, “but the fleet is fully booked.”

In addition to the contract with Bombardier, Zetta Jet separately signed an agreement yesterday with Avic International Leasing Co. to support the financing of the orders. “Both parties hold full confidence in this joint cooperation and in the Asian aviation market,” he said, adding that Avic Leasing, which has had a strong partnership with Bombardier, “looks forward” to supporting further expansion of Zetta Jet.