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Bombardier Aerospace
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAerospace
PredecessorCanadair
HeadquartersDorval, Quebec, Canada
Key people
Guy Hachey COO/President
ProductsAircraft
Number of employees
33,600
ParentBombardier Inc.
Websitewww.aerospace.bombardier.com

Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world after Boeing and Airbus.[1] It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.[2]

History

Main engineering building and assembly plant of Bombardier Aerospace at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

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 money-losing Boeing subsidiary 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 competes with the Boeing 737-600, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A318, Airbus A319, and Embraer 195. Bombardier claims the Cseries, which the company will offer in 110-seat and 130-seat versions, will burn at least 20% less fuel per trip than its "nearest" Embraer competitor and achieve "high 20s (percentage) savings" vs. the Boeing 737-600 or -700.[4]

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

Main article: Bombardier Aerospace and Embraer S.A. government subsidy controversy

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

Business jets

Bombardier Global family

BD-700 landing at Montreal international airport

In 2010, Bombardier launched an updated family of long-range business jets:[10]

Commercial jets

Lufthansa Regional CRJ-200

Turboprops

Cancelled Concepts

  • BRJ-X (Bombardier Regional Jet eXpansion) - introduced 80-110 seat jetliner in 2005 and revived by CSeries program

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Facilities

Production

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
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[13] 370[14] 298[15] 324 329[16] 337[17] 326 361[18] 353[19] 302[20] 244[21] 245 233[22]
Net orders 363 698 367 11 201 249 481
  • Q400 turboprop regional airliner
    Q400 turboprop regional airliner
  • CL-215 aerial firefighting water bomber
    CL-215 aerial firefighting water bomber
  • CL-415 aerial firefighting water bomber
    CL-415 aerial firefighting water bomber
  • CRJ 200 regional jet
    CRJ 200 regional jet
  • Challenger 300 business jet
    Challenger 300 business jet
  • C-series commercial jet
    C-series commercial jet
  • Global Express business jet
    Global Express business jet
  • Learjet 40 business jet
    Learjet 40 business jet

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "The New Learjet...Now Mexican Made". Bloomberg. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  2. ^ "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)."
  3. ^ "Inc. - Bombardier - Home". Bombardier. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  4. ^ A New Bombardier Jet Draws Only Tepid Demand Jet New York Times, July 14, 2008
  5. ^ July 13, 2008 — Farnborough, U.K. Aerospace (2008-07-13). "Bombardier Press Release, July 13, 2008". Bombardier.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Bombardier awards contract to Ghafari to redevelop CSeries Aircraft Manufacturing Complex". ATW Online. 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  7. ^ The Globe and Mail
  8. ^ "Bombardier signs financing deal with China's ICBC Financial Leasing". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "NBAA: PICTURE: Bombardier reveals new Global business jet family". Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  11. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Bombardier Aerospace in Mexico
  13. ^ Bombardier Posts Record 370 Aircraft Deliveries.
  14. ^ Bombardier Announces That Bombardier Aerospace is On Target With 370 Aircraft Deliveries.
  15. ^ Annual Report Year Ended January 31, 2003 - Bombardier.
  16. ^ Bombardier Delivers 329 Aircraft for Fiscal Year 2004/05: Second Consecutive Year of Increased Deliveries.
  17. ^ Bombardier aircraft – Fiscal year 2005/06 deliveries.
  18. ^ An Exceptional Year for Bombardier Aerospace in Terms of Deliveries and Orders: 361 Aircraft Delivered and 698 Orders Placed in Fiscal Year 2007/08.
  19. ^ Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 353 Aircraft and Records 378 Net Orders in Fiscal Year 2008/09.
  20. ^ Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 302 Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2009/10.
  21. ^ Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 244 Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2010/11.
  22. ^ Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 233 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 481 Aircraft in 2012.

References

  • Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings by Christopher Chant.
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