I believe Bombardier are experiencing a life threatening financial crisis at a time when they don't seem to be selling very much of anything. How is it a surprise or not to be expected that layoffs would be part of addressing some of their cash flow concerns and workforce size?
Most of their layoffs are in rail transportation, not aerospace.
Should Bombardier (or any company for that matter) pay for employees to sit around doing nothing because they have nothing for them to do, or shouldn't the government pay employment insurance benefits to the program contributors who might find themselves unemployed as a result of necessary workforce adjustments. Isn't that why we pay this insurance? And, Bombardier isn't the only company dealing with layoffs. Who at Bombardier didn't see this coming for the last 2 years?
What many don't seem to realize or consider is how carriers like AC are slowly starting to reclaim the regional flying they surrendered to create the regional airlines back in the mid-80s now that they have an aircraft that can actually fill the bill. It's easy to see a C series flying CYYZ-KIAH, CYUL-KDFW or CYHZ-CYVR.
How about Montreal to London City? When that ball gets rolling the 'express' carriers will be much smaller than they are today.
As for ME carriers, the big three don't have a role for C series but the corporate operators do.
Willie
