Secures Orders For CSeries, Global Family
Bombardier Aerospace said Friday it had wrapped up a very
successful week at the Paris Air Show with up to $4.7 billion in
firm orders, options and purchase rights for its technologically
advanced CSeries airliner and large cabin Global 7000 and Global
8000 business aircraft.
"The Paris Air Show has been a resounding success for
Bombardier," said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating
Officer, Bombardier Aerospace. "Apart from strong sales on both
sides of the business, we've enjoyed the opportunity to showcase
our products and engage in productive meetings with all of our
stakeholders from across the industry and around the world. After
only 25 years in aviation, we have emerged as an industry leader in
product innovation. Our customer-centric focus is at the heart of
our business strategy and is what will propel us to forefront of
the market."
CSeries aircraft orders at the show capped a remarkable month
for Bombardier's new family of aircraft. In June alone, five new
customers joined the CSeries program. Braathens Aviation and three
unidentified customers placed firm orders for 33 CSeries aircraft
and Korean Air signed a letter of intent (LOI) for up to 30
additional CSeries jetliners. Korean Air, a marquee airline, has
ambitious plans to mobilize CSeries jets in the Asia-Pacific
region, including new routes to China. In addition to the firm
orders placed in June, commitments for 49 additional aircraft
(options and LOI) were also placed.
Global Family
"The Bombardier Commercial Aircraft team couldn't be more
pleased with its performance at the show," said Gary R. Scott,
President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "Our new aircraft is now
sold out for 2014, with a few remaining slots in 2015, as a result
of our recent momentum," he added.
Bombardier also confirmed firm orders for its newest business
aircraft during the air show. Vistajet, an industry leader in
luxury aviation, which exclusively purchases and operates
Bombardier business aircraft, placed a firm order for 10 Global
8000 jets. This latest order raises VistaJet's order backlog value
to approximately $2 billion. AVWest, a large Australian corporate
jet operator, placed overall firm orders for four Global 7000 and
two Global 8000 jets, two of which were placed earlier this year.
The total value for these multiple Global aircraft orders is over
$1.0 billion, based on the 2011 list price for typically equipped
aircraft.
"We had an excellent show, as supported by the announcements of
16 Global aircraft firm orders," said Steve Ridolfi, President,
Bombardier Business Aircraft. "Reception of the new Global 7000 and
Global 8000 jets has been phenomenal, the expanded Global aircraft
family has resonated extremely well in the market place, and we've
seen tremendous growth in the entire Global aircraft product line
as a result of our strategy."
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.13.24)
See All