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“We are very pleased to welcome Airbus to the C Series programme,” said Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc. Airbus will benefit from strengthening its product portfolio in the high-volume single-aisle market, offering superior value to our airline customers worldwide."
and China, but we also bring new jobs to the U.S. "Not only will this partnership secure the C Series and its industrial operations in Canada, the U.K. I have no doubt that our partnership with Bombardier will boost sales and the value of this programme tremendously,” said Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders. "This is a win-win for everybody! The C Series, with its state-of-the-art design and great economics, is a great fit with our existing single-aisle aircraft family and rapidly extends our product offering into a fast growing market sector. This new C Series partnership is set to secure jobs in Canada for many years to come. Additionally, Airbus’ supply chain expertise is expected to generate significant C Series production cost savings.Īirbus is strongly committed to Canada and its aerospace sector with Canadian suppliers extending their access to Airbus’ global supply chain. The world class sales, marketing and support networks that Airbus brings into the venture are expected to strengthen and accelerate the C Series’ commercial momentum. Ranging from 100 to 150 seats, the C Series is highly complementary to Airbus’ existing single aisle aircraft portfolio, which focuses on the higher end of the single-aisle business (150-240 seats). The single aisle market is a key growth driver, representing 70% of the expected global future demand for aircraft. This strengthening of the programme and global cooperation will have positive effects on Québec and Canadian aerospace operations. Airbus’ global industrial footprint will expand with the Final Assembly Line in Canada and additional C Series production at Airbus’ manufacturing site in Alabama, U.S.
Bombardier and Investissement Québec (IQ) will own approximately 31% and 19% respectively.ĬSALP’s headquarters and primary assembly line and related functions will remain in Québec, with the support of Airbus’ global reach and scale. At closing, Airbus will acquire a 50.01% interest in CSALP. Under the agreement, Airbus will provide procurement, sales and marketing, and customer support expertise to the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP), the entity that manufactures and sells the C Series. The agreement brings together Airbus’ global reach and scale with Bombardier’s newest, state-of-the-art jet aircraft family, positioning both partners to fully unlock the value of the C Series platform and create significant new value for customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders.
A corresponding agreement was signed today. (TSX: BBD.B) are to become partners on the C Series aircraft programme. customersĪmsterdam / Montreal, 16 October 2017 – Airbus SE (EPA: AIR) and Bombardier Inc. Growing market for C Series results in second Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama, serving U.S.Airbus’ global industrial footprint expands with the C Series Final Assembly Line in Canada, resulting in a positive impact on operations in Québec and across the country.Commitment to Québec: C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership headquarters and primary assembly to remain in Québec, with the support of both companies’ global supply chains.Significant C Series production costs savings anticipated by leveraging Airbus’ supply chain expertise.Combination of Airbus’ global reach and scale with Bombardier’s newest aircraft family to create significant value for customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders.
Partnership brings together two complementary product lines, with 100-150 seat market segment expected to represent more than 6,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years.Airbus to acquire majority stake in the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership.