MONTREAL (CP) – After months of uncertainty, Bombardier Aerospace has finally chosen to build its C series aircraft near Montreal, Quebec Premier Jean Charest said Thursday. [……..]
http://www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=a866c9ad-da85-4e78-a260-9dd4c22ae199
UK gives 180 mln pounds to Bombardier offshoot
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain agreed on Friday to invest up to 180 million pounds ($339.3 million) in the Northern Ireland subsidiary of Canada’s Bombardier to establish it as a supplier for the parent company’s new family of airliners.
The agreement is subject to a formal decision by Bombardier, the world’s third-largest civil aircraft maker to launch the program, the government said.
“Government backing for this program, which marks a new era for Bombardier, is a tangible demonstration of our commitment to ensuring that aerospace companies operating in the UK remain at the forefront of the industry,” Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson said in a statement.
Officials said the money would allow Bombardier Aerospace Belfast (BAB) to act as a supplier to the new 110-130 seat CSeries family of airliners and would generate up to 3,200 jobs — 1,700 directly and around 1,500 in the company’s supply chain.
“The work packages to be awarded to BAB will see the company return to the highly specialized production of aircraft wings and create a center of excellence at Belfast for aircraft wing manufacture,” Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said.
“The new jobs will make a significant contribution toward the social and economic well-being of Northern Ireland.” ($1=.5305 Pound)
http://www.reuters.ca/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=businessNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=8485101
By: andrewm - 17th May 2005 at 01:43
:rolleyes: Belfast ain’t in GB, although it’s in the UK (As the UK consists of GB and Northern Ireland).
dont go there, trust me you wont like it…
By: andrewm - 17th May 2005 at 01:42
Great news for the UK Aviation industry. Shame Belfast wont build the actual aircraft though
Would need major development at the plant as its across a small river type thing (there is a bridge but only HGV width) before cutting across a car park full of old busses that arnt moving in near future before getting to the Airport!
By: pierrepjc - 16th May 2005 at 22:23
Airbus Wings were already made in Broughton in Flintshire WALES, before any Goverment Loans. Wing production started there in 1972 with the A300, still in production today.
Very good news for the C series wing.
Paul
By: Bhoy - 16th May 2005 at 12:12
We (as in UK/GB) must be very good at making wings, Airbus in Cheshire (I think :)) and now Bombardier in Belfast!
Scott
:rolleyes: Belfast ain’t in GB, although it’s in the UK (As the UK consists of GB and Northern Ireland).
By: bmi-star - 14th May 2005 at 11:39
LOL so am i, i had just woken @ 0842 😉
By: Rob L - 14th May 2005 at 09:18
OK calm down!! I was just poining out its geographical location, that had not to do with the grants!
Jeez
lol I’m sorry. 🙂
By: bmi-star - 14th May 2005 at 08:42
Well without UK grants (which are mainly English) to Airbus UK it wouldn’t have come to Wales in the first place!
OK calm down!! I was just poining out its geographical location, that had not to do with the grants!
Jeez 😮
By: rekkof2004 - 14th May 2005 at 08:18
We (as in UK/GB) must be very good at making wings, Airbus in Cheshire (I think :)) and now Bombardier in Belfast!
Scott
Shorts also made the wings for the Fokker F28 and Fokker100
and Fokker made the wings for the Shorts aircraft the 330 i think
Peter
By: Rob L - 14th May 2005 at 07:46
MME said Cheshire, Broughton is in Wales, and yes the UK sadly
Well without UK grants (which are mainly English) to Airbus UK it wouldn’t have come to Wales in the first place!
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=638103
All told, the C-Series programme is valued at £1.07bn, but the plan is for Shorts to secure £600m of the total workload.
That would involve the company in the design and manufacture of the wing, engine nacelles and tail units of the new aircraft.
If this is true then Shorts would have the largest part to play in the CSeries programme with a workshare of 56%.
By: OSH - 13th May 2005 at 20:26
I have never seen an image of this aircraft yet. Does anybody have a link? Just dying to know what it looks like!
By: bmi-star - 13th May 2005 at 20:24
Yup, and Wales is in the UK AND GB bmi-star 😉
MME said Cheshire, Broughton is in Wales, and yes the UK sadly 😀
By: Mark L - 13th May 2005 at 19:20
Yup, and Wales is in the UK AND GB bmi-star 😉
By: bmi-star - 13th May 2005 at 19:11
Airbus in WALES MME 😉
By: mmemovements - 13th May 2005 at 19:05
We (as in UK/GB) must be very good at making wings, Airbus in Cheshire (I think :)) and now Bombardier in Belfast!
Scott
By: Humberside - 13th May 2005 at 18:15
Great news for the UK Aviation industry. Shame Belfast wont build the actual aircraft though
By: David2386 - 13th May 2005 at 15:14
fightingirish,
We used to, not sure if we still do, but get regular AN124s transporting fueslage parts to Canada from Belfast. They were transported by road from Bombardier beside City Airport, to Aldergrove and flown out.
Hopefully a few more AN124 visits then 😀
By: fightingirish - 13th May 2005 at 15:06
Bombardier’s Belfast plant in Northern Ireland has also been chosen as the preferred site for the development of the wings, engine nacelles and composite empennage structures.
Great news for Northern Ireland!!!
I wonder, how the wings will transported for final assemble to Montreal.
I presume by sea transport.
Sources: Press Releases @ Bombardier.com
Bombardier Announces Location of Final Assembly Site and Work Packages for the CSeries
Bombardier and U.K. Government Sign Letter of Intent on CSeries
By: bmi-star - 13th May 2005 at 14:29
And thats great news for my aunt’s company “Huddleston Engineering” who do parts for Bombardier at Belfast and Blackpool!
By: David2386 - 13th May 2005 at 13:45
Excellent news!
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