
Alstom shareholders approve $8.4B Bombardier Transportation deal
Combined company is expected to become the second-largest manufacturer of rolling stock.
Head of Bombardier Aviation leaving as company streamlines
Aerospace company focusing on business jets, Coleal eligible for severance pay of about US$3.1 million.

Bombardier will cut 2,500 jobs from its aviation side
Most reductions will impact manufacturing operations in Canada and take place progressively throughout the year.

Bombardier to sell train unit to France’s Alstom, shedding biggest division
Will focus on business jets as Alstom scales up amid rising competition from China’s state-owned CRRC.
Bombardier to report earnings as future hangs in the balance
Possible sale of the plane-and-train maker’s Quebec-based business jet unit or its Berlin-based rail subsidiary.
Transport Canada gives the go ahead for new Bombardier business jets
Bombardier is aiming for US$8.5 billion in annual revenues by 2020, driven largely by Global 7500 sales.

Bombardier says business jets resistant to diplomatic skirmishes with China, Saudi
Business jets yield fatter margins than commercial planes; the Quebec manufacturer is staking its financial turnaround on the space.

Business jet sales looking good to 2024: Bombardier
Aerospace giant forecasts 9,000 deliveries valued at US$267 billion.
Bombardier headed for two-year upswing, analysts say
The business jet industry is enjoying a cyclical recovery, although deliveries remain below previous peak levels.

Mecachrome wins Aerolia contracts for Bombardier Global 7000/8000 jets
French aerospace company will manufacture keel beams at Quebec plant.
Bombardier, CAE establish new joint training centre in Amsterdam
Will provide maintenance and pilot instruction for business jets in Europe.
Strikes flank Bombardier’s rail, aerospace businesses
Workers at Quebec rail plant join Kansas aerospace makers on the picket line.
$1.8 billion Hawker Beechcraft acquisition collapses
Aerospace company says it will emerge from bankruptcy on its own.

Bombardier secures $350 million deal for Global 6000 jets
Business jet manufacturer says 40% of its planes will be delivered outside Europe and the US in the next decade.
Hawker Beechcraft execs seeks $5 million in bonuses amid bankruptcy
Troubled business jet manufacturer filed for bankruptcy in May