Bombardier Reinforces Commitment to Environment and Receives First Shipment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Montreal
November 26 2019 - 9:00AM
Bombardier announced today that it received an inaugural shipment
of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Montreal facilities,
further reinforcing the company’s commitment to sustainable flying.
This step is the first in the company’s plan to secure long-term
partnerships with fuel suppliers to deploy SAF to all of its
facilities as worldwide supply becomes more readily available.
“We stand behind our commitment to help promote
the increased use of SAF throughout the industry,” said David
Coleal, President, Bombardier Aviation. “Today, we are proud to
offer it for the first time at one of our Canadian facilities and
it’s only the beginning. Bombardier is working toward ensuring that
the use of these fuels becomes a standard in our day-to-day
operations as we do our part to reduce CO2 emissions worldwide and
meet the longstanding industry climate pledge.”
Since 2017, Bombardier has leveraged a supply of
SAF for use during demonstration flights at its Hartford, CT,
facility, home to the company’s customer demonstration operations.
In addition, Bombardier flies its entire fleet of demonstration
aircraft into major airshows and events to raise industry awareness
and to demonstrate that SAF can become a mainstream, drop-in
alternative to traditional jet fuel for general aviation aircraft.
The company has actively participated in industry events promoting
the use of SAF as a regular part of flying business aircraft,
notably in Van Nuys, CA, and Farnborough, UK, and most recently at
NBAA where SAF was available not just for flying in, but also
on-site at the static display for aircraft to fly home.
In 2009, the business aviation community
developed an aggressive program in support of ICAO targets and
committed to contributing to the overall aviation goals. To this
end, it committed to specific targets which include carbon-neutral
growth by 2020; an improvement in fuel efficiency by 2% per year
from 2010 until 2020; and a reduction in total CO2 emissions of 50%
by 2050 relative to 2005. Bombardier plays a leading role in the
industry-wide commitment to tackling climate change, and in
collaboration with organizations across the industry, such as the
European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the General Aviation
Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the International Business
Aviation Council (IBAC), the National Air Transportation
Association (NATA) and the National Business Aviation Association
(NBAA), has designed a path to achieve these goals across four
pillars: technology, infrastructure and operational improvements,
market-based measures, and alternative fuels.
“At Bombardier, we build our aircraft with the
future in mind,” added Coleal. “For example, the new Rolls-Royce
Pearl 15 engine, purpose-built for the Global 5500 and Global 6500
business jets, make the aircraft cleaner and more efficient, with
an up to 13-per-cent fuel burn advantage, contributing to highly
favorable operating costs. The GE Passport engine, designed
specifically for the award-winning Global 7500 aircraft, powers it
to speeds of up to Mach 0.925 with dependable reliability and
greater fuel efficiency.”
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transportation industry, creating innovative and game-changing
planes and trains. Our products and services provide world-class
transportation experiences that set new standards in passenger
comfort, energy efficiency, reliability and safety.
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bombardier
has production and engineering sites in 28 countries as well as a
broad portfolio of products and services for the business aviation,
commercial aviation and rail transportation markets. Bombardier
shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). In the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Bombardier posted revenues of
$16.2 billion US. The company is recognized on the 2019 Global 100
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