BOMBARDIER SECURES ORDERS FOR EIGHT BUSINESS JETS

End September 2012, Bombardier Aerospace announced that it had received orders for a total of eight Global business jets from an undisclosed customer. The firm orders consist of four Global 6000 aircraft and four Global 8000 aircraft. The customer has requested to remain unidentified at this time. The transaction is valued at approximately $500 million based on the 2012 list price for typically equipped aircraft. “Bombardier’s Global aircraft portfolio is unique to our industry. Together, the Global aircraft offer range, cabin volume and Bombardier Vision flight deck commonality that is unmatched by any competitive product,” said Steve Ridolfi, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft. “Sales momentum for the Global 8000 aircraft is strong, and we are experiencing tremendous success with the entire Global jet line. This order reinforces, once again, the leadership of our products in terms of range, cabin volume and comfort, as well as state-of-the-art technology,” he added. operators, would help accelerate the European economic recovery.

As per EBAA, the study establishes the key role of business aviation in facilitating Europe’s recovery and its importance should be recognised in policy formulation, with legislators developing regulations and mechanisms that bolster business aviation activity in order to further stimulate the growth of the region, rather than ignore it as it was evidenced with the European Commission’s proposed recast on slot allocation, or penalise it as the Italian Government has done by introducing a double tax on owners and passengers, resulting in dismal traffic figures in the country.