In its quarterly earnings call this morning (Thu, Nov. 8) Canadian transport giant Bombardier announced the sale of its QSeries, including the Q100, Q200, Q300 and the Q400, to fellow Canadian manufacturer Viking Air in a deal worth $300 million. Bombardier also sold the de-Havilland trademark to Viking Air, which now owns all certificates to build and operate all de-Havilland aircraft, including the DHC-6 and the firefighting airplane CL415.
Bombarider has been struggeling for the past few years after several setbacks in the development of the CSeries (now A220) and has been cutting thousands of jobs ober the past years to compenstae for exploding development costs. Another jobcut has also been announced at today's press comderence, up to 5,000 jobs will be cut over the next 12 to 18 months.
News Courtesy - AVGeek
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