Bombardier 'Disappointed' With Canada, Boeing's Maritime Patrol Aircraft Deal
November 30 2023 - 3:26PM
Dow Jones News
By Sabela Ojea
Bombardier is "disappointed" with Canada after the government
said it entered into a formal pact with Boeing to acquire as many
as 16 of the company's maritime patrol aircraft.
The Canadian business jet manufacturer on Thursday said the
government decided to award "a generational contract" to the U.S.
aerospace company without an open and fair competition, and without
fully evaluating local multi-mission aircraft capabilities.
General Dynamics Mission Systems - Canada, and other industry
leaders and suppliers are also "equally disappointed" with the
agreement, Bombardier added.
Bombardier said it would have presented a "game changer"
solution for the government, but that no follow-on opportunities
were given to Bombardier or its partners.
Earlier on Thursday, Canada said it will pay up to 10.4 billion
Canadian dollars ($7.65 billion) for Boeing's planes and associated
parts, officials said.
The delivery of the Boeing aircraft should being in 2026, with
an average of one plane per month, with all planes set to be
delivered as early as fall 2027.
The Boeing's Poseidon P-8A aircraft will eventually replace an
aging fleet of Lockheed CP-140 Aurora, a maritime patrol aircraft
operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In June, the U.S. State Department approved the possible sale of
the Boeing aircraft to Canada. Canada's Defense Minister Bill Blair
said the new Boeing aircraft will help Canada meet its obligations
under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and North American
Aerospace Defense Command.
Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix
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