New Bombardier unit faces ‘big decisions’ on big jets
Bombardier Aerospace has begun staffing its freshly established new commercial aircraft division outside Montreal as it looks toward the launch of a new 11

Bombardier Aerospace has begun staffing its freshly established new commercial aircraft division outside Montreal as it looks toward the launch of a new 115- to 135-seat jet by next spring. Still without an official designation, the proposed three-member family would propel the Canadian aerospace power outside its traditional realm of business aircraft and regional airliner assembly and into the company of Boeing and Airbus. Although outwardly confident in the company’s ability to build  an airplane in that class, Bombardier Regional Aircraft president Steve Ridolfi won’t underestimate the technical and cost challenges.