Aircraft
Bombardier Chief Bullish on Business Jet Market
The 140 business jet deliveries last year at Bombardier Aerospace were up five units from the company’s 2017 outlook, but fell 16.4 percent from 2016.
Bombardier Aerospace delivered 140 business jets in 2017, including 56 super-midsize Challenger 350s. (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)
Bombardier Aerospace delivered 140 business jets in 2017, including 56 super-midsize Challenger 350s. (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)

While Bombardier’s business jet delivery guidance for 2018 is flat at 135 units, company president and CEO Alain Bellemare is optimistic about the segment and is prepared to increase production volumes “if the market supports it,” he told financial analysts this morning. He described the business jet market sentiment as “positive,” with the company seeing increased sales in the fourth quarter—a trend he said has continued thus far this year.