Bombardier Aerospace
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Predecessor(s) | Canadair |
| Headquarters | Dorval, Quebec, Canada |
| Key people | Guy Hachey COO/President |
| Products | Aircraft |
| Employees | 33,600 |
| Parent | Bombardier Inc. |
| Website | www.aerospace.bombardier.com |
Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world after Airbus and Boeing.[1] It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.[2]
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History[edit]
After acquiring Canadair in 1986 and restoring it to profitability, Bombardier in 1989 acquired the near-bankrupt Short Brothers aircraft manufacturing company in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This was followed in 1990 by the acquisition of the bankrupt Learjet Company of Wichita, Kansas, builder of the Learjet business aircraft, and finally the Boeing subsidiary, money-losing, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada based in Toronto, Ontario in 1992.[3]
The aerospace arm now accounts for over half of the company's revenue. Bombardier's most popular aircraft currently include its Dash 8 Series 400, CRJ100/200/440, and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners. It also manufactures the Bombardier 415 amphibious water-bomber (in Dorval and North Bay), the Global Express and the Challenger business jet. Learjet is also a subsidiary of Bombardier based in Wichita, KS.
Bombardier had been in discussions with Mirabel, Quebec (near Montreal) and Kansas City, Missouri for a $375 million[clarification needed] assembly plant, for its future Cseries aircraft, which Bombardier is marketing as a replacement for aging DC-9, MD-80, and early, smaller versions of the Boeing 737.
This new jet, which offers 110-seat and 130-seat versions, competes with the Boeing 737 Next Generation 737-600, 737-700, Airbus A318, Airbus A319, and Embraer 195. Bombardier claims the Cseries will burn 20% less fuel per trip than these competitors.;[4] which would make it still about 8% more fuel efficient than the Boeing 737 Max scheduled for introduction 3 years later in 2017.
The launch customer for the C-series, Lufthansa, has signed a Letter of Intent for up to 60 aircraft and 30 options.[5] The manufacturing complex in Montreal will be redeveloped by Ghafari Associates to incorporate lean manufacturing of its CSeries aircraft.[6]
In March, 2011, The company obtained 50 firm orders and a further 70 optional order for jets from NetJets worth more than US$2.8 billion to US$6.7 billion, respectively.[7]
Also in March 2011, Bombardier announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's ICBC Financial Leasing to provide advance aircraft payment financing for Bombardier customers worth $8 billion.[8]
In October 2012, a joint development deal between Bombardier Aerospace and a government-lead South Korean consortium was revealed, to develop a 90-seater turboprop regional airliner, targeting a 2019 launch date. The consortium would include Korea Aerospace Industries and Korean Air Lines.[9]
In November 2012, the company announced the largest deal in its history, with Swiss luxury aviation company VistaJet, to deliver 56 Bombardier Global jets for a total value of $3.1 billion. The deal includes an option for Bombardier to manufacture and sell an additional 86 Global jets, which would value the entire transaction at $7.3 billion.
Government subsidy controversy[edit]
Brazil and Canada engaged in an international, adjudicated trade dispute over government subsidies to domestic plane-makers in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The World Trade Organization decided Brazil ran an illegal subsidy program, Proex, benefiting Brazilian plane-maker Embraer from at least 1999-2000, and that Canada illegally subsidized its indigenous regional airliner industry.
Aircraft[edit]
Business jets[edit]
- Learjet 35
- Learjet 55
- Bombardier Learjet 40 XR
- Bombardier Learjet 45 XR
- Bombardier Learjet 60 XR
- Bombardier Learjet 70
- Bombardier Learjet 75
- Bombardier Learjet 85
- Bombardier Challenger 300
- Bombardier Challenger 30X
- Bombardier Challenger 605
- Bombardier Challenger 850
Bombardier Global family[edit]
In 2010, Bombardier launched an updated family of long-range business jets:[10]
- Bombardier Global 5000
- Bombardier Global Express XRS
- Bombardier Global 5000 (with Global Vision Flightdeck)
- Bombardier Global 6000
- Bombardier Global 7000 Entry into service 2016[11]
- Bombardier Global 8000 Entry into service 2017[11]
Commercial jets[edit]
- Bombardier CRJ100/CRJ200 (50 passengers)
- Bombardier CRJ700/CRJ900/CRJ1000 (70-100 passengers)
- Bombardier CSeries (100-160 passengers)
Turboprops[edit]
- Bombardier CL-215 (radial piston, not turbo prop)
- Bombardier CL-415
- DHC Dash 8/Bombardier QSeries
- Short 330
- Short 360
Cancelled Concepts[edit]
- BRJ-X (Bombardier Regional Jet eXpansion) - introduced 80-110 seat jetliner in 2005 and revived by CSeries program
Military Aircraft[edit]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles[edit]
Facilities[edit]
Bombardier Aerospace has manufacturing, engineering and services facilities in 25 countries.[12] The production facilities are located in Canada, the U.S.A, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and Mexico.[13]
- Montreal Trudeau International Airport - Headquarters. Challenger 300, 605 and 850 final assembly and flight test. Global family interior completion.
- Montréal Mirabel International Airport - CRJ700/CRJ900/CRJ1000 and CSeries final assembly and flight test.
- Saint-Laurent, Quebec - Product Development Centre. Cockpit and aft fuselage manufacturing facility.[14]
- Wichita, Kansas - Learjet family final assembly and flight test.[15]
- Downsview Airport - Bombardier Dash 8 and Global family final assembly and flight test.[16]
- North Bay Airport - Bombardier CL-415 final assembly and flight test.[16]
- Querétaro, Mexico - Aircraft component manufacturing facility for Learjet 85, Challenger 605, CRJ700/CRJ900/CRJ1000 NextGen, Q400 NextGen and Global 6000/7000.[17][18]
- Belfast, Northern Ireland - Aircraft fuselage, engine nacelle, wing manufacturing and assembly facility.[19]
Production[edit]
Bombardier Aerospace fiscal or calendar year delivery of regional, business and amphibious aircraft:
| Fiscal/calendar year | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011 | 2012 | |
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| Commercial | CRJ | 81 | 105 | 165 | 191 | 214 | 175 | 110 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 60 | 41 | 33 | 14 |
| Q-Series | 23 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 48 | 66 | 54 | 61 | 56 | 45 | 36 | |
| Business | Learjet | 109 | 129 | 96 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 70 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 39 |
| Challenger | 40 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 31 | 62 | 98 | 99 | 103 | 116 | 82 | 63 | 79 | 86 | |
| Global | 34 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 54 | |
| Amphibious | CL-415 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Deliveries | 292 | 370[20] | 370[21] | 298[22] | 324 | 329[23] | 337[24] | 326 | 361[25] | 353[26] | 302[27] | 244[28] | 245 | 233[29] | |
| Net orders | 363 | 698 | 367 | 11 | 201 | 249 | 481 | ||||||||
Gallery[edit]
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Q400 turboprop regional airliner
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CL-215 aerial firefighting water bomber
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CL-415 aerial firefighting water bomber
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CRJ 200 regional jet
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Challenger 300 business jet
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C-series commercial jet
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Global Express business jet
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Learjet 40 business jet
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See also[edit]
- Canadair - predecessor aerospace company (once part of Canadian Vickers and General Dynamics) acquired by Bombardier Inc. that became the core of Bombardier Aerospace
- de Havilland Canada - former Canadian unit of the British de Havilland Aircraft Company and later as part of Boeing
- Viking Air - Canadian manufacturer that purchased the type certificates from Bombardier for all discontinued de Havilland Canada designs (except for the Dash 8 Series 400), allowing Viking to build and sell them
- Learjet - American company now subsidiary of Bombardier
Notes[edit]
- ^ "The New Learjet...Now Mexican Made". Bloomberg. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ "Aerospace Directory." Bombardier Inc. Retrieved on December 4, 2010. "400 Côte-Vertu Road West Dorval, Québec Canada H4S 1Y9." Address in French: "400, chemin de la Côte-Vertu Ouest Dorval (Québec)."
- ^ "Inc. - Bombardier - Home". Bombardier. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ A New Bombardier Jet Draws Only Tepid Demand Jet New York Times, July 14, 2008
- ^ July 13, 2008 — Farnborough, U.K. Aerospace (2008-07-13). "Bombardier Press Release, July 13, 2008". Bombardier.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Bombardier awards contract to Ghafari to redevelop CSeries Aircraft Manufacturing Complex". ATW Online. 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ The Globe and Mail
- ^ "Bombardier signs financing deal with China's ICBC Financial Leasing". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Choi Kyong-Ae (8 October 2012). "South Korea Consortium in Talks With Bombardier About Developing Passenger Plane -Source". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "NBAA: PICTURE: Bombardier reveals new Global business jet family". Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ a b October 16, 2010 — Atlanta Aerospace (2010-10-16). "Bombardier Grows Its Flagship Global Family with Two New Jets: the Global 7000 and Global 8000 Aircraft". Bombardier.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ aerospace.bombardier.com - Worldwide Presence
- ^ aerospace.bombardier.com - About Us
- ^ Bombardier in Canada
- ^ Bombardier in the USA
- ^ a b Bombardier in Ontario
- ^ "Bombardier Inaugurates Learjet 85 Aircraft Component Manufacturing Facility in Queretaro, Mexico". Reuters (Press release). Bombardier. Thursday, 21 October 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ aerospace.bombardier.com - Bombardier in Mexico
- ^ belfast.aero.bombardier.com - Capabilities
- ^ Bombardier Posts Record 370 Aircraft Deliveries.
- ^ Bombardier Announces That Bombardier Aerospace is On Target With 370 Aircraft Deliveries.
- ^ Annual Report Year Ended January 31, 2003 - Bombardier.
- ^ Bombardier Delivers 329 Aircraft for Fiscal Year 2004/05: Second Consecutive Year of Increased Deliveries.
- ^ Bombardier aircraft – Fiscal year 2005/06 deliveries.
- ^ An Exceptional Year for Bombardier Aerospace in Terms of Deliveries and Orders: 361 Aircraft Delivered and 698 Orders Placed in Fiscal Year 2007/08.
- ^ Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 353 Aircraft and Records 378 Net Orders in Fiscal Year 2008/09.
- ^ Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 302 Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2009/10.
- ^ Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 244 Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2010/11.
- ^ Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 233 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 481 Aircraft in 2012.
References[edit]
- Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings by Christopher Chant.
External links[edit]
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