Wed, Feb 15, 2006
- Third consecutive year
increase in deliveries
- Industry-leading growth in business aircraft deliveries
Bombardier delivered a total of 337 aircraft for its fiscal year
ending January 31, 2006. This compares to 329 aircraft deliveries
in the previous fiscal year 2004/05 (year ending January 31,
2005).
In the business aircraft segment, an impressive 186 units were
delivered compared to 128 for the same period last year, an
increase of 45 per cent. Ninety of the business aircraft delivered
this fiscal year were of the latest Bombardier business jets: the
Global Express XRS, Bombardier Global 5000, Challenger 300 and
Learjet 40 XR.
Deliveries in the regional aircraft segment totalled 149
aircraft compared to 200 for the same period last year due largely
to a significant reduction in CRJ200 aircraft deliveries. However,
despite the continuing challenges facing the North American airline
industry, Bombardier delivered approximately the same number of
larger regional jets this fiscal year compared to the previous
year.
Two Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft were delivered during
fiscal year 2005/06 (year ending January 31, 2006) compared to one
in the previous fiscal year. Production of the world-renowned
firefighting aircraft resumed at the end of last fiscal year in
response to the improved market for amphibious aircraft.
"We are harvesting the fruit of many years of investment in the
development of innovative aircraft platforms," said Pierre
Beaudoin, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier
Aerospace. "Bombardier has generated tremendous market interest
worldwide as operators and owners benefit from the superior
technology and outstanding value offered by our growing family of
aircraft. In the regional aircraft segment, within a context of
high oil prices, renewed interest in our highly efficient Q Series
turboprop aircraft has also resulted in increased deliveries. We
are the leader in the 20- to 90-seat segment and continue to look
at new opportunities in the upper end of the regional aircraft
market," he added.
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