Article Posted on : - Apr 18, 2012

BANGALORE (PTI): Canada-based Bombardier Aerospace, a leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, has opened its Engineering Service Office in the city.

The new Engineering Service Office, which will house approximately 50 aerospace engineers by the end of 2013, will support Bombardier Aerospace's in-production and in-development aircraft programmes by providing assistance.

"This group of highly skilled engineers will support projects related to our in-development and current aircraft programmes while strengthening our already successful relationships with our partners at Mahindra-Satyam, Tata Consultancy Services and Capgemini," Jean S'guin, Vice President, Bombardier Aerospace, said.

"This continued investment in the region will allow us to take advantage of local expertise in a market that is becoming increasingly important to Bombardier", he said.

Bombardier predicts that over the next 20 years, a total of 1,330 business jet deliveries are destined for India, and that the Asia-Pacific region (including China) will take delivery of approximately 4,000 aircraft in the 20- to 149-seat commercial aircraft category.

In recent years, Bombardier has developed a solid base of customers in the region, and many of its industry-leading products, including Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets, CRJ700 regional jets and Q400 NextGen turboprops, are already in service in India, it said in a statement.