The Canadian group Bombardier, plagued by problems of aviation activity, announced on Thursday, May 14, he promised a new wave of layoffs: Bombardier Business Aircraft’s branch will remove 1,750 jobs.
The manufacturer, which will reduce the production of business jets Global 5000 and 6000, said the restructuring by the decline in orders for devices in this range. “You have to align demand and supply” , justified Eric Martel, head of the division, the group evokes “the current economic situation and geopolitical issues in certain markets, including Latin America, China and Russia “.
The group called for the reduction of around one thousand jobs in the Montreal area, 480 in Toronto and 280 in Belfast (Ireland). About 4 5000 people work within the Bombardier Business Aircraft Division, the Global 5000 and 6000 programs.
The Quebec flagship today is “sealed” by its aviation industry (airplanes of business, commercial aircraft) which, in 2014, showed a loss of 730 million euros, sales of 7.7 million.
The company had announced in the summer of 2014 a major restructuring of this division, with a split into three sectors (business aircraft, commercial aircraft, engineering). The workforce has been reduced in recent years – 1 700 posts in December 2013 and 1,800 jobs with the reorganization of the aviation sector in the summer of 2014
Bombardier abruptly suspended beginning. year its business aircraft Learjet 85 program displayed Reason: the depressed market for small business jets and the need to focus on the CSeries aircraft from 100 to 160 passengers expected to compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, and two larger business aircraft, the Global 7000 and 8000.
But the development of the CSeries misfire decade. Flight tests were halted from May to September 2014 after the explosion of an engine. Appraisal:. Two years behind schedule and higher than expected costs (additional € 1.5 million), for a total of 4 billion euros
The financial position of Bombardier is so delicate that to strengthen, the Canadian group announced on May 7, he was placed on the stock exchange a minority stake of its other activities, Bombardier Transportation (trains). Bombardier last year suffered a total loss of $ 1.2 billion
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