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Bombardier may build planes in China
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CANADA’S Bombardier Inc could design and build passenger jets in China as an extension of a two-year-old development and sales deal with the country’s main state-owned planemaker, a senior executive said.
When the first phases of the 2012 accord with Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) are complete, it may be natural to “do something more,” said Mike Arcamone, president of Bombardier’s commercial aircraft division. That could step up competition with Airbus and Boeing.
“We are thinking long-term in China,” Arcamone said, speaking on the sidelines of China’s largest airshow in Zhuhai. “One day we might decide to do a project together, a joint venture ... Right now, we are only talking about collaboration.”
Bombardier is working with COMAC to develop common systems for its own 150-seat CSeries plane and the Chinese firm’s long-awaited C919 narrow-bodied jet. They are working on cockpit and electrical systems, as well as the supply chain for the two planes.
Behind schedule but due to be the first Chinese-built single-aisle commercial aircraft and racking up orders from domestic clients, the C919 will join the CSeries in competing with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, in different market segments.
“The CSeries is smaller than the C919, they really do not compete head to head. There is always going to be some small overlap, but generally they are more complementary as a fleet mix,” said Andy Solem, Bombardier’s vice president for sales in North Asia.
Bombardier has 243 firm orders for the CSeries, which can also take up to 180 passengers in a high-density variant aimed primarily at low-cost carriers. COMAC has orders for 430 C919s, mostly from domestic firms, though its first test flight has now been pushed back to 2015 from 2014.
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