Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

Bombardier Aerospace today reported second-quarter revenues of $2.5 billion, up from $2.3 billion a year ago, thanks to “higher deliveries of regional airliners but offset by lower business jet shipments due to the Challenger 350 transition,” noted Bombardier president and CEO Pierre Beaudoin. The division reported a pre-tax profit of $141 million in the quarter, some $3 million more than in the same period last year.


Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered 38 business jets–two Learjet 70/75s, nine Challenger 300/350s, eight Challenger 605s and 19 Global 5000/600s–in the second quarter versus 45 a year ago (four Learjet 60XRs, 16 Challenger 300s, 11 Challenger 605s and 14 Global 5000/6000s). In the first half, Bombardier delivered 81 business jets, three fewer than in the first six months of 2013.


The company took in 30 net orders for business jets during the first half, for a 0.8:1 book-to-bill ratio. Still, Bombardier’s business-jet order backlog in months of production is at or above target levels: 19 months for Learjets (six- to nine-month target); 33 months for Challengers (15- to 18-month target); and 26 months for Globals (24- to 30-month target).

CL350 Transition Mutes Bombardier 2Q Bizjet Deliveries

Bombardier’s business jet order backlog in months of production is at or above target levels.

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