Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands
Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr
Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turboprop. Regional airlines are thriving, but constant pressure on operating costs means their equipment is getting steadily bigger, the company’s top executives agreed at a pre-show briefing in Belfast last month.
Michael McAdoo, vice president for strategy and business development, said Bombardier’s latest market forecast shows deliveries of 11,200 aircraft with 149 or fewer seats over the next 20 years. But only 1,000 of them will have 20 to 59 seats, and the 4,300 with between 60 and 99 seats will be outnumbered by the 5,900 with 100 or more seats.
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