Bombardier quarterly loss narrows as business jet demand rebounds By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Canadian enterprise jet maker Bombardier (OTC:) Inc posted a smaller second-quarter loss on Thursday, as demand for personal jets from corporates and rich patrons returned after the pandemic crimped gross sales final yr.
Easing journey restrictions and the lure of personal flights has led to a surge in enterprise aviation, filling seats for personal operators and increasing order backlogs for planemakers.
Bombardier’s enterprise jet income jumped 17% to $1.4 billion on larger deliveries of huge plane.
Income from enterprise plane providers additionally rose attributable to elevated fleet flight hours which have now surpassed 2019 ranges, the corporate stated, including that enterprise jet utilization in the USA rose 42.5% within the first eight months of 2021, in contrast with a yr earlier.
The corporate final month unveiled an upscale variant of its Challenger 350 enterprise jet because it vies to guard its dominant market share within the phase and capitalize on larger demand for personal flying in the course of the pandemic.
Montreal-based Bombardier posted an adjusted internet lack of $95 million, or 4 cents per share, within the quarter ended Sept. 30, in contrast with a lack of $210 million, or 9 cents, a yr earlier.
Income rose 3% to $1.45 billion.
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