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and what is "appropriate actions"?As has been widely reported, the schedule is 20 in service by the end of the year.
Presumably then, the answer to "when", is "the end of the year".
and what is "appropriate actions"?As has been widely reported, the schedule is 20 in service by the end of the year.
Presumably then, the answer to "when", is "the end of the year".
As has been widely reported, the schedule is 20 in service by the end of the year.
Presumably then, the answer to "when", is "the end of the year".
As has been widely reported, the schedule is 20 in service by the end of the year.
Presumably then, the answer to "when", is "the end of the year".
and what is "appropriate actions"?
It's going to be tight, but if Bombardier has indeed achieved the 5-day build as TTC reported they believed they had, then they can, barely, pull it off.10 in service now. I'll be shocked if they get another 10 delivered and in service by the 31st.
Presumably one or more of the three options in the report at the last board meeting - http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Com..._Review_of_Options_to_Exclude_Bombardier_.pdfand what is "appropriate actions"?
It will be gone in 2016 as well a good portion of the company. The C plane is the killer. Bit more off than they can chew trying to be number 1 in everything they do.Im just starting to wonder whether Bombardier will actually own the Transportation division by the time deliveries are "scheduled" to be completed. It will be interesting to see which one comes first, Bombardier selling off the Transportation division (which includes light rail vehicles) or Bombardier completing all deliveries to the TTC.
Who knows! If the costs related to these delays is less than the benefits we are able to squeeze out of Bombardier... perhaps it wasn't such a bad idea to put all of our eggs into one basket?
Benefits that we are able to - or might be able to? I doubt it'd be worth it if you take into account the greater cost of the delays to riders. The question in my mind is less that and more how much actual benefits we'd get from terminating the contract, vis-a-vis sticking with them.
AoD
There are reports in the Business Section that BBD is exploring having Airbus take a majority position in the production of the C Series airliner. That would likely lead to an outcome where BBD recovers the investment in the C series, but likely with the Air Division getting assimilated into Airbus - ie the end of the Company. That would be consistent with a spinoff of the Rail Division, or selloff to another manufacturer.
Hard to believe that I bought BBD stock at $19 a share in 1999. It's selling for a buck and change today.
- Paul
And the discussion was for investment in the C-series only...not the air division (ie. not the successful Q400...regional jet, less successful (now) business jets...and other aircraft).There were reports - Airbus has already rejected that idea. The discussions I've seen today revolves around how this whole thing with the C-Series with end.
http://www.thestar.com/business/2015/10/07/bombardiers-future-in-doubt-as-airbus-deal-fails.html
http://business.financialpost.com/n...-beginning-of-the-end-for-cseries-experts-say
AoD
They are getting there, but deliveries are scheduled to continue through June 2016, if they are on schedule (not that there's much concern about that, given that none of the trains still being manufactured are needed until December 2017). The last (76th) six-car trainset )(613x cars) should arrive by early March 2016 with the 6 four-car trainsets arriving through June 2016.Good thing Bombardier is very much finished manufacturing Toronto Rockets.