Aircraft
Bombardier Reviewing Global 7000/8000 Program Schedules
Company won't say if there will be delays, but business aviation analyst Rolland Vincent texpects both aircraft programs to be delayed by 18 to 24 months.
Bombardier Aerospace is conducting a “full review” of its new Global 7000 and 8000 programs, dropping hints that the schedule for both ultra-long-range jets might shift to the right. The first Global 7000 hasn't yet been rolled out, dimming chances that the jet could be certified in 2016 as originally planned. (Photo: Bombardier Aerospace)
Bombardier Aerospace is conducting a “full review” of its new Global 7000 and 8000 programs, dropping hints that the schedule for both ultra-long-range jets might shift to the right. The first Global 7000 hasn't yet been rolled out, dimming chances that the jet could be certified in 2016 as originally planned. (Photo: Bombardier Aerospace)

Bombardier Aerospace is conducting a “full review” of its new Global 7000 and 8000 ultra-long-range business jet programs even as the first Global 7000 takes shape. A Bombardier spokesman told AIN that the first flight-test aircraft is “in final assembly with major structural parts joined, including the rear, center and forward fuselages and the wing, as well as the main landing gear.”


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