Bombardier

Listen in as editors discuss visits to Bombardier, Textron Aviation and Daher, where they covered events and announcements from across the business aviation industry.

A look at the rules, people and technology behind the scenes that enabled Taylor Swift’s safe air travel from Tokyo to the 2024 Super Bowl.

In many cases, business jets exhibit no natural stall warning or aerodynamic buffet prior to the stall.

The firm order is valued at $326.4 million based on list prices at the time of signing.

Bombardier hosted thousands of employees and their families to inaugurate its new purpose-built production facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.

Bombardier, Embraer, and Gulfstream have shown new aircraft can be developed at reasonable prices.

In the first quarter, the Canadian aerospace company delivered 20 business jets, down from 22 a year ago, and posted $1.3 billion in revenue.

The rebranding includes a new logo, the Bombardier Mach, which artistically depicts the silhouette of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier.

Bombardier has added its Challenger 650 business jet to the publication of its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which can be publicly accessed.

Obstacles to technician training and certification are holding back the industry’s workforce pipeline potential.

According to the EBACE website, 182 exhibitors of all sizes are registered for the show.

Umbra Space is the latest commercial space company to show that bistatic coupling of two radar satellites could be used to implement moving target indication.

New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of this month’s News Briefs and Contracts.

Bombardier said it is working with its supplier to resolve a shortage of replacement tail deicing boots affecting Learjets.

Bombardier flew out the last Global 7500 to be manufactured at its Toronto Downsview facility on March 23.

Bombardier’s ultra-long range Global 7500 has now set more than 30 city-pair speed records with two new record flights on Feb. 28 and March 6.

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada is reviewing the potential market for a modernized version of the Short Sherpa twin-turboprop cargo aircraft, last produced in 1990.

A new U.S. Army cross-functional team will be created to usher in a new stratospheric layer of aerial sensing platforms.

Master warnings alerted the flight crew to engine issues before a Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed in Florida on Feb. 9, killing both pilots, the NTSB said.

Duncan Aviation has received the first business jets at each of its newest maintenance hangars at its MRO locations.

The FAA’s draft rule on equipping new aircraft with cockpit voice recorders that capture at least 25 hr. of data has stakeholders sharply divided.

The Air Charter Safety Foundation has called for “rapid adoption” of safety management tools by Parts 91 and 135 operators following a spate of recent crashes.

Bombardier’s facility here has taken a big step toward stemming a shortage of aircraft and powerplant technicians.

Bombardier struck an upbeat note in a Feb. 8 earnings call given strong demand for its business jets and aftermarket services.