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Bombardier ‘anchor’ for Canada, Trudeau briefing memo says
Bombardier Inc. is a key Canadian company in a global aerospace industry that often relies on public support, officials told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a briefing on whether his new government should meet a request for financial aid. (montrealgazette.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Bombardier is an anchor and a half Tax payers should not be forced to support this or any other industry Have them cut the paychecks of the corporate heads and turn that back into the support of the company too much money gos into managment and not enough into the actual product
You could probably cut them all to zero and purchase a set of wings for just one aircraft. The only real question is who is going to put up the money. The choices are Canada as a structured loan with an ROI and keep the jobs there or another entity like Airbus or the Chinese that can take essentially a finished product and locate it wherever they choose.
What the article does not mention that the Federal Government has already dealt a blow to Bombardier by not allowing the expansion of the Toronto Island Airport, Billy Bishop; which means that Porter does not take the C Series jets for themselves, so no Canadian sales. If Trudeau wants to help Bombardier first allow the expansion of the airport which then allows sales of the jets to a Canadian Operator.
Politically Trudeau needs to keep the Toronto leftists that oppose expanding YTZ and even though they are most likely to benefit from it, no amount of logic or data will overcome NIMBY attitudes. Fallacious accusations of increased noise, water pollution etc will be tossed out, Air Canada and likely WestJet will lobby against it (unless they get access too).
Operationally Porter's Q400s with their high cruising speed can operate almost as effectively as jets for destinations up to 1000 miles and do it cheaper. If you look at the time saved by avoiding YHZ they are totally competitive.
Operationally Porter's Q400s with their high cruising speed can operate almost as effectively as jets for destinations up to 1000 miles and do it cheaper. If you look at the time saved by avoiding YHZ they are totally competitive.
You must work for Porter and expanding the airport is wishful thinking! It will never happen. Buttonville has a better chance than the island of an expansion. If Deluce wants to play with the big league, then there's always Pearson or Hamilton. Either way he will make money.
I do not work for Porter, or any other airline.
Toronto Pearson stopped funding Buttonville. It will close in a few years and be made into a commercial centre