Bombardier

How the crisis at Boeing is threatening a historic Belfast factory

Uncertainty clouding Short Brothers plant is an unintended consequence of US plane maker’s move to undo Spirit spin-off

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 10:30

Shares in Luas-maker Alstom plunge 37% on cash flow warning

French maker of high-speed trains blames increase in inventory build-up and delivery delays

Thu Oct 05 2023 - 14:08

Tributes paid to DUP councillor (46) who died with Covid-19

Former Antrim mayor Paul Hamill was ‘one of the genuinely nice guys in local politics’

Wed Sept 15 2021 - 15:47

ÉireComposites to design parts for space satellite set for ozone mission

Galway group’s equipment to form part of European Space Agency’s Altius satellite

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 05:30

Former Bombardier plant in NI to be used to build military drones

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings awarded a £30m design contract by UK government

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 09:31

Amazon lays off dozens of employees at drone programme

Company turns to outside help to get drone ambitions off the ground

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 20:14

Bombardier to sell aerostructures business to US company for $275m

Company’s Belfast operation welcomes the deal with Spirit AeroSystems Holding

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 16:52

‘Perfect timing’ for expansion, says Dublin Aerospace chief Conor McCarthy

Maintenance company bucks trend and focuses on industry turnaround and recovery

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 05:00

Plans for €2bn Dart expansion lure Bombardier to Dublin

Manufacturer also weighing a bid for the proposed Metro service to Dublin Airport

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 05:45

Bombardier to cut a further 95 jobs at Belfast operation

Plane and train maker announced 400 job losses at plant in June due to Covid-19 crisis

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 15:52

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: the company betting big on a rebound for airlines

Will pressing ahead with purchase of Bombardier’s regional jet division pay off?

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 04:53

Pilots’ protest did not ‘serve anyone well’ – airline chairman

Demonstration took place at airline’s headquarters near Dublin Airport

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 13:35

Cityjet pilots to protest at airline’s Irish headquarters

Around 270 jobs with company, including 57 pilots, at Dublin Airport are at risk

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 19:14

Up to 400 jobs at risk at Bombardier in Belfast

Company making 2,500 redundant in its aviation business globally due to Covid-19 crisis

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 11:47

Troubled Bombardier faces demotion from top Candian index

Aircraft and train manufacturer worth just a fraction of former value

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 16:02

Embraer says Boeing used false claims to ditch $4bn tie-up

Boeing says it ‘believes it is within its rights to terminate the agreement’

Sun Apr 26 2020 - 18:02

Collins Aerospace halts work in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland

Company employs 1,000 people and has place 50% of its workers on ‘paid leave’

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 16:08

Alstom agrees to buy Bombardier train unit for up to €6.2bn

French finance minister will discuss the plan with EU competition commissioner Vestager

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 19:52

Belfast jobs safe despite Bombardier sale over aerospace unit

Northern Irish plant will continue to supply wings for Airbus A220

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 17:35

Private jets are ‘flying off the shelves’

US billionaires are taking advantage of tax breaks to purchase the ultimate status symbol – their own private plane

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 00:00

Bombardier workers breathe sigh of relief as sale of Northern plant agreed

$1.1bn deal secures future of Belfast, Moroccan and Dallas plants

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 18:58

Learjet hit by market turbulence

Once the epitome of luxury travel, the brand is suffering as competition takes off

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 13:21

Spirit AeroSystems is front-runner for Bombardier Belfast plant

US group looking to diversify from Boeing for which it is the largest supplier

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 10:24

Agenda: Is the North’s manufacturing landscape shifting rather than dying?

‘We do have a raft of successful medium-sized ones and a huge amount of successful smaller companies’

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 03:45

The Irish Times view on Harland and Wolff: Decline and fall

Danger that engineering, design, technical skills built up over generations may be lost

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 00:02

Bombardier plunges after cutting 2019 forecasts

Canadian aerospace group selling operations in Northern Ireland

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 15:56

‘Boris cannot hide from us’: Harland & Wolff workers demand action from Johnson

Belfast firm's employees urge response from London as they battle to save their shipyard

Wed Jul 31 2019 - 01:00

Spanish group emerges as potential Bombardier Northern Ireland buyer

TowerBrook’s Aernnova among a number of companies to have expressed interest

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 07:00

Bombardier in North has taken ‘steps to mitigate’ a no-deal Brexit

Canadian group’s Northern Ireland business, known as Short Brothers, up for sale

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 04:45

Bombardier sells CRJ regional jet programme to Mitsubishi for $550m

Around 350 people are currently employed on the CRJ programme in the North

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 18:40

Boost for Belfast as Airbus flogs A220 jets

Wings for the jets formally known as C-Series are built in Northern Ireland

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 16:21

Bombardier close to sale of regional jet business

Centre fuselage of jets made in Belfast plant which is on the market

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 11:36

UK government in talks to find a buyer for Bombardier Belfast

Airbus is a contender to buy Canadian aerospace group’s Northern Ireland operation

Thu May 16 2019 - 20:07

Bombardier says North will continue to be ‘important supplier’

Aerospace group says it does not have timeline for sale of production sites in North

Wed May 08 2019 - 20:05