Bombardier deliveries and orders down
Blaming “the global economic crisis that began in 2008,” Bombardier Aerospace released numbers for its fiscal year 2009/10 (ending January 31) showing a su
Blaming “the global economic crisis that began in 2008,” Bombardier Aerospace released numbers for its fiscal year 2009/10 (ending January 31) showing a substantial drop in deliveries and negative net orders for business jets.
In FY2009/10, Bombardier delivered 176 business jets, compared with 235 in the previous fiscal year, in line with a projected 25-percent decrease. The company expects deliveries for FY 2010/11 will be down 15 percent from the previous fiscal year. There were 85 negative net orders in FY2009/10, compared with positive 251 in 2008/09.
In FY2009/10 Bombardier delivered 44 Learjets, 26 fewer than in FY2008/09; 82 Challengers, 33 fewer than in the previous fiscal year; and 50 Globals, the same as in FY2008/09.
