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Wednesday, 01.05.2024, 23:43
Bombardier slashes its delivery forecast will also impact airBaltic
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A Bombardier spokeswoman said the delays
would also affect deliveries to Latvian airline airBaltic, the launch customer
for the company's larger CS300 jet.
Seven of the new aircraft are now slated
to be handed over this year, down from an earlier plan of 15, Montreal-based
Bombardier said in a statement Tuesday. As a result, sales at the company’s
commercial-aircraft unit will be lower than expected.
“We are working very closely with Pratt
& Whitney to quickly address this supplier ramp-up issue and to ensure we
have a strong supplier base to support our long-term growth objectives,” Fred
Cromer, president of Bombardier’s commercial-aircraft unit, said in the
statement.
The larger CS300 probably will enter
service with airBaltic in the fourth quarter, Bombardier said.
Bombardier said it was working closely
with Pratt & Whitney to quickly address the engine problem and remained
confident it could meet its production goal of 90 to 120 aircraft per year by
2020.
Bombardier was planning on delivering four
new aircraft to airBaltic this year, and 20 by the end of 2018.
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