Most importantly, the De Havilland brand trademark is reborn. Bombardier’s accounts seem to be in the green again after successful business ventures. Nevertheless, this is great news for both Bombardier and us, aviation enthusiasts. As a result, Bombardier’s commercial aircraft deliveries in Q1 of 2019 have also dropped compared to the same period in 2018. So, because of this, the Canadian company is also shipping off the Q400 brand. In addition, as we have reported in the article highlighting the most important aviation news in May, Bombardier is selling their factories in Northern Ireland and Morocco. The Canadian manufacturer’s business jets actually helped stay Bombardier afloat, as the commercial aircraft division was losing money.Īs a part of the restructuring, Bombardier will also unite all of their aircraft brands under the name Bombardier Aviation.
As of today, Airbus has 536 pending orders for the A220.Īirbus A220 Former C Series Bombardier Aircraftīombardier is slowly shifting their business in the aviation industry to focus on their CRJ program and Bombardier’s business jets, namely the Challenger, Global and Learjet brands. As a result, Bombardier sold of the C Series aircraft program in 2018 to Airbus, which renamed the program to the A220. For the first time in 4 years, Bombardier posted a profit in 2018.īombardier’s commercial airline division was struggling. The Canadian manufacturer is currently undergoing a restructuring process because Bombardier has been losing money for a long time. But why is Bombardier selling off the Q400 program with over 1250 deliveries as of April of 2019? Bombardier’s struggles The last time every De Havilland Canada aircraft were manufactured under the same banner was before 1986 when the Canadian government sold DHC to Boeing. But Longview Aviation Capital (the parent company) also owns the subsidiary called Viking Air, which owns the licenses to every DHC series aircraft, from the DHC-1 to the DHC-7.Īs a result of the sale, Viking Air will now also own the DHC-8 program and as of today, all of the aircraft formerly manufactured by De Havilland Canada (or DHC for short) will be yet again built under the DHC name. The company owns the affiliate Longview Aircraft Company of Canada, which will purchase the Q400 program. The other party is Longview Aviation Capital. It might sound confusing, but let‘s clear everything up.Īt the top of the whole deal are two parties – Bombardier, which is selling the Q400 program, including the De Havilland trademark. That company is an affiliate of Longview Aviation Capital, which owned Viking Air Limited.
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