I wonder where the Bombardier cash is going.
They don't seem to be spending a lot on A220 (or even Q400) components, because they are not producing a lot of them. They aren't working on any new designs with a substantial team. It's not apparent how much of the Montreal (and Belfast etc) facilities and workforce have actually been "sold" to Airbus, and how much they are a subcontractor and Airbus are only doing the marketing and advising on production.
Meanwhile, Bombardier at least had a worldwide presence for the key ongoing support and spares side, looking after turboprops, jets and business jets. However is Viking going to replicate that ? If they are just going to subcontract Q400 support all out to Bombardier anyway then operators are going to lose direct relationships with the manufacturer, never a good thing.
Last edited by WHBM; 9th Nov 2018 at 10:12.