- Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has opened a new line maintenance station in Farnborough, United Kingdom, to fortify its European customer service offering
- The facility is equipped to accommodate the company’s Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets
- Bombardier designs, builds, modifies and maintains aircraft for business and defence
- Bombardier stock has added 65.24 per cent year-over-year and 73.43 per cent since 2019
Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) has opened a new line maintenance station in Farnborough, United Kingdom, to fortify its European customer service offering.
The Farnborough Airport station in Hampshire, England, provides light scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, in addition to aircraft-on-ground support, for the company’s Learjet, Challenger and Global series business jets.
European clients also have access to turnkey service at Bombardier facilities in three major cities:
- London: The nearly 250,000 square-foot London Biggin Hill service centre offers heavy maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, modifications and avionics installations for Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft. The facility features 22 bays, a low carbon emissions profile, and a 700-square-foot material lounge displaying Bombardier’s portfolio of interior materials, fabrics and components for potential upgrades.
- Paris: The Paris line maintenance station, complete with a 30,000-square-foot hangar, can hold up to three Global 7500 aircraft at a time, or as many as six Learjet or Challenger aircraft.
- Berlin: The more than 160,000-square-foot Berlin service centre at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport has been providing maintenance repair overhaul services to Bombardier customers since 1997.
Bombardier’s network now features nine maintenance stations, 10 service centres and 35 mobile response team units around the globe.
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“The addition of the Farnborough line maintenance station is an integral part of our overall mission to provide easy and enhanced original equipment manufacturing support for our customers in this very important region,” Paul Sislian, Bombardier’s executive vice president, aftermarket services and strategy, said in a statement. “We are delighted to demonstrate once again our commitment to offering the most elevated experience, providing more resources and increased flexibility to our clients, closer to their base of operations.”
About Bombardier
Bombardier designs, builds, modifies and maintains aircraft for business and defence. Its customers operate a fleet of about 5,000 aircraft across the world with support from 10 service centres across six countries.
Bombardier stock (TSX:BBD.B) last traded at C$95.82 per share. The stock has added 65.24 per cent year-over-year and 73.43 per cent since 2019.
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