Bombardier to display aerospace expertise, systems at BRIDEX 2009

BOMBARDIER Aerospace, one of the world's leading companies in the design and manufacture of aviation products and services for the commercial, business and amphibious aircraft markets, will be present at the coming Brunei International Defence Exhibition and Conference 2009 (BRIDEX 2009).

The company will be present under the Canadian High Commissioner's booth at the defence exhibition.

BRIDEX 2009, which is scheduled to be held from August 12 to 15 at the new exhibition and convention centre at Jerudong, is being organised by Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS) with the full support of the Ministry of Defence (MinDef).

Bombardier Aerospace is a subsidiary of Bombardier Inc, a world-leading manufacturer of transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services. Bombardier Inc is a global corporation headquartered in Canada.

Bombardier Aerospace has full design and production capabilities in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom as well as production facilities in Mexico.

Bombardier Aerospace offers a complete family of twinjet and turboprop aircraft that have revolutionised the regional aircraft industry, providing operators with options for development and growth while minimising operating costs.

Its regional aircraft family include the Bombardier CRJ series regional jets and the Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft.

Bombardier also launched in July 2008 its single-aisle mainline jet, the C series, targeted for entry into service in 2013.

Bombardier also markets and supports the industry's family of business jets: the Learjet, Challenger and Global families.

The company also markets the Bombardier CL-415 aircraft, the most advanced purpose-designed amphibious firefighting aircraft.

This aircraft has proven ideal for maritime missions, which include search and rescue, coastal patrol and utility transport.

Many countries around the world are served by some 300 specialised variants of Bombardier aircraft in missions that include government VVIP transport, search and rescue, coastal patrol, C4ISR and other specialised national applications.

"Through the development of 25 new aircraft programmes since 1989, Bombardier Aerospace continues to define future standards in aerospace by designing, creating and supporting innovative products that meet its customers' needs," said company officials.

Bombardier has been providing military aviation training services for more than 18 years through a cooperative approach between government and industry.

The successful North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme is recognised globally as the benchmark for military flying training in which nine countries currently participate.

Bombardier has moved into the post-graduate, operational level training with the recent launch of the CF-18 Advanced Distributed Combat Training Systems (ADCTS), one of the most advanced networked mission simulation systems. (ALA) The Brunei Times