Bombardier: short-term pain will give way to long-term gain
Bombardier Aerospace has issued a new market forecast for regional and business aircraft which paints a picture of temporary gloom giving way to long-term

Bombardier Aerospace has issued a new market forecast for regional and business aircraft which paints a picture of temporary gloom giving way to long-term strength, with overall 20-year order and delivery (O&D) expectations not much lower than the Canadian manufacturer was predicting a year ago.

Its commercial aircraft market forecast for 2009-2028 predicts 12,400 deliveries in the 20- to 149-seat market, worth around $589 billion. In the business aircraft market it sees 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to 2018 (with revenues of some $256 billion for the industry).