Shanghai, China, Bombardier Aerospace today celebrated the next step in
support of its growing activities in China with the inauguration of a
new office in Shanghai. On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were GuyC. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace;Jianwei Zhang, President, Bombardier China; Albert K. Li, General
Manager and Head of Bombardier Aerospace China; and Andy Solem, Vice
President, Sales, China and North Asia, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
The event was also attended by a number of Bombardier Aerospace senior
executives and members of the press.
In addition to being the
primary location for Mssrs. Li and Solem, the Shanghai office is home tothe Bombardier Commercial Aircraft teams working with the Commercial
Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC), Bombardier Aerospace's
Supply Chain organization in China, and is the headquarters for the
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft sales and marketing team for China and
North Asia. The Shanghai Regional Support Office team, supporting
Q-Series and CRJ aircraft operators, will also be based at this new
office and will expand to include support personnel for Bombardier's
Learjet, Challenger and Global business jet operators.
"China is acritically important region for Bombardier Aerospace, and the
inauguration of our new office in Shanghai further testifies to our
long-term commitment to the Chinese aviation industry," said Mr. Hachey."Bombardier's portfolio of industry-leading products is very
well-positioned to meet the growing needs of China's commercial aircraftoperators, and the newly inaugurated Shanghai office will be key to
continue building lasting relationships with our stakeholders and
customers in China."
"We have taken concrete steps to expand our
global presence to provide regionalized support for our customers
worldwide," added Mr. Hachey. "This new office in Shanghai reinforces
our commitment to providing a superior level of service to our operatorsin the region."
Bombardier Aerospace's newly inaugurated office
in Shanghai adds to its existing presence in China, which includes a
Bombardier Business Aircraft sales team, based in Beijing, under the
leadership of Michael Han, Regional Vice President, Sales, China, and a
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft team, based in Shenyang, dedicated to theCSeries and Q400 NextGen aircraft programs. Bombardier has also
established parts depots in Beijing and Hong Kong, as well as a RegionalSupport Office in Hong Kong.
In recent months, Bombardier
Aerospace has made a series of announcements concerning the Chinese
aviation industry, including the signing of a definitive agreement with
COMAC to establish commonalities between C919 and CSeries aircraft on
March 21. In February 2012, Bombardier Aerospace and AVIC International
Leasing Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for an
expanding co-operation to support the financing of commercial aircraft
sales in China and globally, and Bombardier Aerospace also identified
China Express Airlines as the previously undisclosed customer that
placed a conditional order for six (6) CRJ900 NextGen aircraft with
options on an additional five (5) CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.
Bombardierpredicts a demand for almost 2,400 commercial aircraft in the 60- to
149-seat segment in China over the next 20 years, making China the
world's second largest market for new aircraft deliveries, following
closely behind the United States. Over the same period, Bombardier's
latest market forecast for the business aviation industry predicts a
total of 2,360 business jet deliveries destined for China. More than 95
Bombardier-produced aircraft, including CRJ and Q-Series commercial
aircraft, as well as Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets, are
currently operating in Greater China.
