Bombardier ‘on track’ after strong first quarternews Yves Le Marquand 6 May 22 0Bombardier is well on its way to meeting its yearly objectives following a strong first quarter (Q1) 2022. The Canadian OEM’s $167m in pre-tax earnings… Read more
Bombardier makes Wichita its US HQ and hires 180 staffnews Mike Stones 21 Apr 22 0Bombardier is to make its Wichita facility in Kansas its new US headquarters. The Montreal-based OEM is also recruiting 180 staff to work at the… Read more
Bombardier posts a $238m profit, exceeding expectationsnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Feb 22 0Bombardier posted a profit of $238m in the last quarter (Q4) of 2021, swinging last year’s loss of $337m. The firm reported increased revenues, a… Read more
Bombardier posts ‘solid’ third quarternews Yves Le Marquand 28 Oct 21 0Bombardier’s business aircraft revenues are up 17% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.4bn driven by high deliveries of large aircraft. The firm published its results for third… Read more
Bombardier reveals order for 20 Challenger 3500 jetsnews Mike Stones 1 Oct 21 0Bombardier has revealed an order for 20 Challenger 3500 business jets, valued at $534m, from an undisclosed customer. Representing the OEM’s largest order of the… Read more
Bombardier launches Challenger 3500news Alasdair Whyte 14 Sep 21 0Bombardier has today launched the Challenger 3500. The re-launch features a new cabin, lower cabin altitude, an environmental product declaration, as well as a few… Read more
Bombardier revenues up 50% for Q2 2021news CJI Expert 5 Aug 21 0Bombardier’s business jet revenues during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021 were up 50% year-over-year, at $1.5bn, according to the company. The revenues were boosted… Read more
Bombardier’s first quarter ‘a good start’news Yves Le Marquand 6 May 21 0“We have been setting the foundations to become a more resilient and profitable business – in a nutshell, a good start [to the year],” said… Read more
Bombardier celebrates its 50th Global 7500 aircraft deliverynews Mike Stones 31 Mar 21 0Bombardier has delivered its 50th Global 7500 ultra-long range business jet, after making 35 deliveries last year, including a record-breaking 16 deliveries in the fourth… Read more
Learjet series to cease production by year endnews Yves Le Marquand 11 Feb 21 0Bombardier is to cease production of the Learjet series by the end of 2021, after over 55 years of flying and more than 3000 deliveries.… Read more
Bombardier closes sale of transport segment to Alstomnews Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 21 0Bombardier has closed the sale of its Transportation business to Alstom. Total proceeds from the deal, after the deduction of debt-like items and transferred liabilities, are… Read more
Bombardier posts 10% increase in Q3 revenuesnews Yves Le Marquand 6 Nov 20 0Bombardier has reported a 10% year-on-year (YoY) increase in business aircraft revenues at $3.5bn for the third quarter (Q3) 2020, thanks to a record eight… Read more
David Coleal leaves Bombardiernews Alasdair Whyte 2 Oct 20 0David Coleal is leaving Bombardier with the company cutting his role of President Bombardier Aviation. “Our goal is to create a leaner, more agile and… Read more
Bombardier streamlines senior team, as David Coleal leavesnews Mike Stones 2 Oct 20 0Bombardier is streamlining its senior management team, in a restructure that involves the departure of Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal. The changes were said to… Read more
Bombardier: Covid-19 impact on production evident in Q2 resultsnews Yves Le Marquand 7 Aug 20 0Bombardier reported revenues of $2.7bn the second quarter, citing the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic to be largely responsible for lower production rates and reduced… Read more
David Coleal replacing Eric Martel at Bombardier Business Aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 19 May 15 0David Coleal is replacing Éric Martel as president of Bombardier Business Aircraft. He will take over on June 15. Martel had been at Bombardier for… Read more
Bombardier cuts jobs as demand for Global 5000s and Global 6000s fallsnews CJI Expert 14 May 15 0Bombardier Business Aircraft is cutting 1,750 jobs due to a fall in demand for Bombardier Global aircraft. The cuts will affect up to 1,000 people… Read more
Bombardier celebrates 10 years since first Global 5000 deliverynews Terry Spruce 21 Apr 15 0Bombardier is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first delivery of its Global 5000 business jet. There are now 180 Global 5000s flying. In total… Read more
Bombardier appoints Peter Likoray in sales rolenews Terry Spruce 14 Apr 15 0Bombardier Business Aircraft has appointed Peter Likoray as senior vice president of sales. Éric Martel, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, said: “With over 25 years of… Read more
Bombardier delivers Global 6000 to Niki Laudanews Terry Spruce 19 Feb 15 0Bombardier has delivered another business jet to three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda. This time is is a brand new Global 6000, the latest in… Read more
