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Updated: July 8th, 2008 05:26 PM GMT-05:00
Bombardier suspends production of regional jet, affects 660 jobs in Montreal and Ireland
"In the last 13 years, the CRJ200 aircraft's success has been a great asset for Bombardier." Pierre Beaudoin, president and chief operating officer of Bombardier Aerospace, said. "However, the combination of increased passenger traffic, lower yields and more relaxed pilot scope clauses are driving regional airlines toward larger capacity aircraft."
Parent company Bombardier Inc. is one of Canada's biggest industrial companies, producing regional aircraft, business jets and rail transportation equipment.
<<Associated Press WorldStream -- 08/08/06>>
