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Bombardier Unveils Plans for Australian Service Center
Bombardier's 50,000-sq-ft service center at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia is expected to become operational in 2022.
Bombardier's new service center in Melbourne, Australia, will have the capacity to hold two, Global 7500s simultaneously. (Image: Bombardier Aviation)
Bombardier's new service center in Melbourne, Australia, will have the capacity to hold two, Global 7500s simultaneously. (Image: Bombardier Aviation)

Bombardier Aviation is continuing to build out its global service network with plans to develop a 50,000-sq-ft service center at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia, the Canadian airframer announced today. With construction of the new facility set to begin this year and become operational in 2022, the center will employ 50 people—including 40 technicians—and have a 4,000-sq-ft parts depot.