Bombardier “Fully Committed” to Russian Q400 Production
Russia's annexation of Crimea will not threaten the airframer's planned joint venture with Rostec.
Yakutia Airlines operates three Bombardier Q400s from its base at Yakutsk Airport in northeast Russia. (Image: Bombardier)
Yakutia Airlines operates three Bombardier Q400s from its base at Yakutsk Airport in northeast Russia. (Image: Bombardier)

Bombardier appeared to backtrack on comments in the Russian press by CEO Pierre Beaudoin indicating that the country’s annexation of Crimea could threaten the Canadian company’s planned joint venture with Russian conglomerate Rostec. On Monday a Bombardier Aerospace spokesman told AIN that the Canadian company remains "fully committed" to plans for a Q400 turboprop factory in a special economic zone in the Ulyanovsk region, and that the comments by Beaudoin didn’t refer specifically to the agreement with Rostec.