J.O. Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Troubled Canadian aviation giant Bombardier is to cut 1800 jobs in a major reorganisation."This marks another step in Bombardier's evolution," said Pierre Beaudoin, the company's president and chief executive officer, on Wednesday.Beaudoin said the overhaul, to be completed by January 1 next year, would reduce costs and overhead.A spokeswoman for the Montreal-based company, Isabelle Rondeau, confirmed the size of the cuts.Beaudoin said in his press release the reorganisation - in particular of the company's Aerospace branch - "will enable us to be more agile and flexible in addressing customer needs, while increasing our focus on growth areas".Among other recent woes, Bombardier had less than anticipated demand for its CSeries medium-range planes, which for a time were plagued by costly engine problems. Full article:http://money.msn.co.nz/businessnews/other/8879511/aviation-giant-bombardier-cuts-1800-jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Mods - please change the title to "1800" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PowerAdmin Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Mods - please change the title to "1800"Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Ah...yes, you can feel the political pressure on AC to place an order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebean Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I was at Bombardier's competitor in Toulouse earlier this year, and their problem is quite the opposite. They can't build them fast enough.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I was at Bombardier's competitor in Toulouse earlier this year, and their problem is quite the opposite. They can't build them fast enough..The Q400 is certainly not selling like the ATR but what about the C-series? At first blush it looks pretty good for the segment it's in, doesn't it? They're claiming a 20%-ish fuel burn advantage over the B736-B737 and the A318-A319. Should be capturing more of the market than it is, shouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebean Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Once bitten, twice shy.BBD's last "game changer" had an economic lifespan of about 10 years. I suspect folks are very leery of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I think it was longer than that Bean. Maybe 15 years or so. Still it did change the game for a little while anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebean Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Agreed. I thought they arrived on scene about 1995 but it was actually late 1992 according to that bastion of all things factual, Wikipedia.I'd say they were economically viable in North America 'till about 2006. It is one of the relatively few airframes that really haven't found a "life after death" niche in a commercial passenger application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Some are being reconditioned into business jets. Back to their roots you could say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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