Bombardier Envisages Airbus-Supplier Role for Its Belfast Plant
- Factory could link up with aerospace giant, Cromer says
- Future of site has been a major issue for U.K. government
The Bombardier plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 21, 2008.
Photographer: Paul McErlane/Bloomberg
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Bombardier Inc.’s plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, aims to become a supplier to Airbus SE following the European giant’s investment in the Canadian company’s C Series plane.
The U.K. aero-structures factory, which employs more than 4,000 people, currently makes carbon-fiber wings for the single-aisle jet, giving it the expertise to work for Airbus itself, Fred Cromer, Bombardier’s commercial aircraft chief, told Bloomberg TV at the Dubai Air Show on Monday.