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Bombardier Puts European Customers First in Record Numbers

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Bombardier Puts European Customers First in Record Numbers

Bombardier Aerospace has once again geared up for a series of customer-focused events targeted at Europe-based operators. This week, Bombardier Customer Services is hosting a Maintenance & Operations (M&O) conference in Berlin, Germany, tailored for operators of Bombardier business aircraft based in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Middle East and Africa as […]

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Bombardier Aerospace Welcomes New Apprentices and Graduates

Bombardier Aerospace warmly welcomed 70 new apprentice and graduate recruits at an event in its Belfast facility today. Bombardier has enrolled 40 apprentices this month on the largest apprenticeship scheme in Northern Ireland. The three-year programme supported by the Department of Employment and Learning, leads to an National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 certification in […]

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Assembly of Test Airframe for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Well Underway

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the assembly of the test airframe for its all-new CSeries aircraft is well underway at the company’s Experimental Test Facility in St-Laurent, Québec. The test article will be used during the Complete Airframe Static Test (CAST) that is designed to demonstrate the static strength of the airframe and show compliance with certification […]

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Assembly of First Flight Test Vehicle for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Underway

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the cockpit and all fuselage sections for the CSeries aircraft’s first flight test vehicle (FTV1) have arrived at Mirabel, Québec, and that the assembly of FTV1 is in progress. Additionally, the first wings for the all-new CSeries aircraft are now being mated to the test airframe that will be used during the Complete Airframe […]

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Eznis Airways First to Operate Bombardier Q400 Aircraft in Mongolia

Bombardier Aerospace today welcomed Eznis Airways LLC to the growing family of Bombardier Q400 aircraft operators. Eznis Airways LLC, the largest private airline in Mongolia, has acquired a previously owned Q400 aircraft and has started service in the country with the fast and fuel-efficient turboprop. Eznis acquired the Q400 aircraft through Nordic Aviation Capital, the Denmark-based leasing company. Eznis’ acquisition of […]

Bombardier Expands Sales and Marketing Support in the Americas with Dallas Office

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Bombardier Expands Sales and Marketing Support in the Americas with Dallas Office

Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it is continuing its regionalization and closer focus on customers by establishing, through one of its US subsidiaries, a Bombardier Commercial Aircraft sales and marketing office in Dallas, Texas to serve the United States and the growth markets of Latin America. The sales and marketing team will be co-located with […]

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Bombardier at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2012

Bombardier Aerospace will be a key business aviation participant at the 2012 edition of Africa Aerospace and Defence at South Africa’s Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion. On display will be three of its inimitable business jets – the Learjet 45 XR, Challenger 300, and Global 6000 aircraft. “As the African market continues to develop, […]

Full-Scale Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Flight Deck and Cabin Demonstrators on Display at Munich Airport

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Full-Scale Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Flight Deck and Cabin Demonstrators on Display at Munich Airport

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the CSeries aircraft flight deck and cabin demonstrators are on display at Hangar 3 (Augsburg Airways GmbH) at Munich Airport until September 24, 2012. Direct from a roadshow in Riga, Latvia where they were on display for newly announced CSeries aircraft customer, airBaltic, the demonstrators have travelled across Europe from […]

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Global 6000 Jet World Tour Continues in Africa

Bombardier’s Global 6000 jet, featuring the Bombardier Vision flight deck, is set to make its African debut when it kicks off that continent’s portion of its world tour in September, with a 16-city showcase across a total of 12 countries. It is also set to appear on the static display at South Africa’s Africa Aerospace and Defence on September […]

A Fourth Bombardier Global Aircraft Added to US Air Force Inventory

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A Fourth Bombardier Global Aircraft Added to US Air Force Inventory

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it delivered a Global 6000 aircraft to the US Air Force last Thursday, in a ceremony conducted at a Bombardier facility in Connecticut. This aircraft is the fourth Bombardier Global aircraft to be added to the existing US Air Force inventory with E-11A Military Designation. The intention is to equip this new addition with […]