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- Business aircraft: 179 deliveries; 343 net orders
- Commercial aircraft: 50 deliveries; 138 net orders
- Amphibious aircraft: 4 deliveries
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - January 8, 2013) - Bombardier Aerospace
announced today that it delivered 233 aircraft during the 2012 calendar year,
compared to 245 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year, the 11-month
period ended December 31, 2011. The Company also received orders for 481
aircraft, net of cancellations, compared to 249 orders, net of cancellations,
for the previous fiscal year. Bombardier''s successful order intake was
supported by a number of volume orders for both business and commercial
aircraft, including those placed by Delta Air Lines Inc.; NetJets Inc.; Nordic
Aviation Capital and PT. Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk; VistaJet and WestJet,
and the delivery total is in line with the 235 aircraft delivery
guidance for
business and commercial aircraft that was provided in March 2012.
"2012 was a year of focus on execution, and our employees demonstrated their
resilience and commitment by rallying through a challenging economic environment
to meet our delivery targets," said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating
Officer, Bombardier Aerospace.
"A number of our existing customers reaffirmed their confidence in Bombardier
aircraft in 2012 with fleet growth and fleet replenishment orders, and we
proudly welcomed new customers from emerging and traditional markets. We are the
market leaders in business aircraft, and the restructuring of our commercial
aircraft sales organization is yielding results. Overall, we are seeing positive
momentum across our entire product portfolio," added Mr. Hachey.
Business Aircraft
In calendar year 2012, Bombardier delivered 179 business jets, compared to 163
for the previous 11-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. During this same
period, the company received 343 net orders for business jets, compared to 191
for the previous fiscal year.
Commercial Aircraft
In calendar year 2012, Bombardier delivered 50 commercial aircraft, compared to
78 for the previous 11-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. During this
same period, the company received 138 net orders for commercial aircraft,
compared to 54 for the previous fiscal year.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world''s only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we
posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at
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All calendar year 2012 delivery and order numbers are unaudited.
Annex tables provide delivery and net order totals for business, commercial and
amphibious aircraft for calendar year 2012 and 11-month fiscal year ended
December 31, 2011.
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TABLES
Aircraft delivery totals
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| | Deliveries| Deliveries|
| | 12-month period| 11-month period|
|Aircraft |(ended Dec. 31, 2012)| (ended Dec. 31, 2011)|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
|Business aircraft | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| LearjetSeries | 39| 33|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| ChallengerSeries | 86| 79|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| GlobalSeries | 54| 51|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
|(Including those in the | | |
|fractional ownership program*) | 179| 163|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
|Commercial aircraft | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| CRJSeries | 14| 33|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| Q-Series | 36| 45|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| | 50| 78|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
|Amphibious aircraft | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| Bombardier 415 | 4| 4|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
| | | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
|Grand total | 233| 245|
+--------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
* An aircraft delivery is included in the above table when the
equivalent of 100 per cent of the fractional shares of an aircraft
model has been sold to external customers.
Aircraft net order totals
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | Net orders| Net orders|
| | 12-month period| 11-month period|
|Aircraft |(ended Dec. 31, 2012)| (ended Dec. 31, 2011)|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
|Business aircraft | 343| 191|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
|(Including those in the | | |
|fractional ownership | | |
|program**) | | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| CRJSeries | 73| 4|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| Q400 | 50| 7|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| CSeries | 15| 43|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
|Commercial aircraft | 138| 54|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
|Amphibious aircraft | 0| 4|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
|Grand total | 481| 249|
+-----------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
** An aircraft order is included in the above table when the
equivalent of 100 per cent of the fractional shares of an aircraft
model has been sold to external customers.
Note: All calendar year 2012 delivery and order numbers are unaudited.
Haley Dunne
Bombardier Aerospace
+1-514-855-7989
www.bombardier.com
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