Latest Bombardier Articles
SkyWest Airlines – the major regional
SkyWest Airlines, based in Utah, started the business in June 1972. Today its fleet count has grown large enough to rival the fleet size of the US...
Premium #248 – Boeing and that expensive missed call
We continue to examine the market for airliners between 100-149 seats in the wake of the Airbus joint venture for the C Series with Bombardier. Our...
Airbus A330neo First Flight
We got back from a whirlwind trip of under 24 hours to watch Airbus' newest jet take to the skies. Anyone who has attended a "first flight" knows...
Re-Examining the Potential Market for the CSeries
With a new joint venture between Airbus and Bombardier now in place for the CSeries, several factors have significantly changed the market dynamics...
Podcast – Airbus, Bombardier & Boeing
[Updated with correct file] Our team discusses the high-level items that we see playing out. It is very early on, but some things are pretty clear...
Markets react to Airbus & Bombardier
Here are the current charts. Never mind what everyone else is saying - this is the initial reaction of people with money on the table....
The shifting tectonic plates – Airbus and Bombardier
With news of Airbus creating a JV with Bombardier, a seismic industry event has occurred. Recall that Bombardier has previously tried (2015) to...
Airbus and Bombardier Announce Joint Venture for CSeries
Airbus will be the white knight to rescue the C Series through a joint venture with Bombardier, announced earlier today. The agreement will include...
Pondering the US DoC tariff on Bombardier
If one limits the active airline passenger fleet In the United States to between 100-150 seats, then as of 2Q17 there were 1,671 aircraft. Of...
Bombardier at NBAA 2017
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Premium #247 – NBAA 2017 Media Day
We are attending NBAA's media day, where most new announcements are made. This year it has been a quiet event, with almost every speaker starting...
SpiceJet reaches out across the Indian market
SpiceJet said it plans to introduce 14-seater amphibians and is in discussions with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings for a purchase of such aircraft. These...
Premium #246 – A possible explanation for Boeing going after Bombardier
The move by Boeing has flummoxed many very smart people. What could be behind this decision to go after Bombardier? The selection of the ITC was a...
The Single Aisle Segment – some perspective
The aerospace world is still trying to get their collective heads around the 220% number from the US Department of Commerce. The impact is still...
The repercussions of 220%
The DoC findings in the Boeing v. Bombardier anti-dumping dispute were a shock. Not the decision, which was expected, but with the level of...
The US Manufacturing Impact of the C Series
The ongoing saga between Boeing and Bombardier is a lot more than just about these two companies. If the DOC sides with Boeing (the generally...
The evolving 100-130 seat segment
In looking at data around the Boeing vs. Bombardier dust-up, we discovered angle worth sharing. Focusing on the 100-130 seat market, which includes...
A Week to Go Before a Preliminary Ruling in Boeing v. Bombardier
The first major milestone in the trade complaint that Boeing filed against Bombardier will occur a week from today, when a preliminary determination...
Embraer’s new turboprop
Yesterday's news that Embraer was floating the idea of coming back into the market with a turboprop created quite a flutter. Likely more of a...
Iran can’t avoid “American airplanes”
The US House has voted to block aircraft sales to Iran. Putting aside the politics, what does this mean? Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to...