Bombardier announced today it has joined forces with Alinghi Red
Bull Racing as an official supplier. This new partnership brings
together two teams devoted to pushing the boundaries, reaching the
pinnacle of engineering and innovation in their pursuit to go
faster, farther and better, be it over the waves or in the skies.
The Alinghi Red Bull Racing team is returning this year in full
force to compete in the most prestigious race in sailing, the
America’s Cup, with its impressive BoatOne, just as Bombardier
prepares to launch the Bombardier Global 8000, which will be the
fastest business jet in the skies.
“We are excited to join forces with Alinghi Red Bull Racing, one
of the most iconic teams in competitive sailing. Our partnership
was born out of mutual respect and a likeminded approach in
reaching the top of our respective fields,” said Stephen
McCullough, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Product
Development, Bombardier. “Our teams have much in common. All of us
are dedicated to uncompromising performance. We master precision
engineering and expert design, coupled with an intense drive for
perpetual innovation. All of us at Bombardier are excited to add
some wind to the sails of Alinghi Red Bull Racing as they reach for
the very top in competitive sailing.”
The Swiss team is returning this year with a group composed of
new sailors paired with America’s Cup winners from 2003 and 2007,
bridging fierce devotion to invaluable experience. The team is
further strengthened thanks to its new joint venture with Red Bull,
which brings to the table the expertise of the Red Bull Advanced
Technologies unit that has supported Red Bull Racing in achieving a
total of seven Formula One Drivers’ Championships. All of this is
setting the stage for Alinghi Red Bull Racing to be one of the most
formidable challengers in the 37th America’s Cup, already
making solid first impressions in the Preliminary Regattas in
Vilanova i La Geltrú, Spain, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
“We at Alinghi Red Bull Racing are delighted and feel privileged
to have Bombardier accompanying us in our quest for the 37th
America’s Cup. Today many of our designers have an aeronautical
engineering background so we share very much the same passion and
vision with Bombardier. And we are ready to take off together!”
said Silvio Arrivabene, co-general manager at Alinghi Red Bull
Racing.
“Racing sailboats like the Swiss team’s amazing BoatOne that fly
above the waves on foils have more similarities with an aircraft
than with how we typically imagine boats to look and move,” said
McCullough, Bombardier’s chief of engineering who has been one of
the driving visionary forces behind the development of Bombardier’s
Global 7500 and Global 8000 jets. Just like the engineers at
Alinghi Red Bull Racing push the limits in boat engineering to
reach the highest speeds no matter the conditions, Bombardier has
been breaking records on its own turf. The Bombardier Global 7500
jet holds over 40 industry speed records and counting, including
the title of the longest-range flight in business aviation of 8,225
nautical miles. Bombardier is currently preparing the entry into
service of its Global 8000 jet that is taking uncompromising
performance even further. The jet has already made aviation history
when it broke the speed of sound in testing, the first civilian
aircraft to do so since the Concorde. This, along with the longest
range and the smoothest ride in the industry, contributed to its
latest accolade as the best private jet according to the editors of
the 2024 Robb Report Monaco & Côte d’Azur best-of-the-best
edition for the second year.
“The team at Alinghi Red Bull Racing embodies passion,
innovation, speed, performance, and a boldness in pushing
boundaries – all of which are values that have been driving us as
well in developing the best jets in business aviation,” said
Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Aircraft Sales
& Bombardier Defense. “It is a true privilege to witness the
performance the ARBR team is already delivering in this fascinating
comeback, and we are excited that this partnership will allow us to
share our window seat view of the world of competitive sailing with
everyone who loves to see as much as we do innovative engineering
and design in action, including our employees, customers, and other
aviation fans.”
For more information, visit the page dedicated to
Bombardier’s partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing:
Bombardier & Alinghi Red Bull Racing
Follow Alinghi Red Bull Racing on the team’s
official website.
About Bombardier
At Bombardier (BBD-B.TO), we design, build, modify and maintain
the world’s best-performing aircraft for the world’s most
discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. That
means not simply exceeding standards, but understanding customers
well enough to anticipate their unspoken needs.
For them, we are committed to pioneering the future of
aviation—innovating to make flying more reliable, efficient and
sustainable. And we are passionate about delivering unrivaled
craftsmanship and care, giving our customers greater confidence and
the elevated experience they deserve and expect. Because people who
shape the world will always need the most productive and
responsible ways to move through it.
Bombardier customers operate a fleet of approximately 5,000
aircraft, supported by a vast network of Bombardier team members
worldwide and 10 service facilities across six countries.
Bombardier’s performance-leading jets are proudly manufactured in
aerostructure, assembly and completion facilities in Canada, the
United States and Mexico.
About Alinghi Red Bull Racing
After over a decade away from the Cup, Alinghi, one of the most
dynamic names in the history of the America’s Cup, is returning to
battle for sailing’s highest honour. The consecutive-winning
syndicate joins forces with Red Bull, the driving force in global
sport, to create a new team: Alinghi Red Bull Racing.
The team sails under the flag of the Société Nautique de Genève,
is accompanied by its main partner Swiss watch brand TUDOR and
co-partners Prysmian Group and UBS. The official Swiss
challenger will compete in the Selection Series for the 37th
America’s Cup, in 2024 in Barcelona. The countdown has begun!
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