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 delivered 163 business jets during the 11-month fiscal year that ended December 31, compared with 155 shipped during the 12-month Fiscal Year 2010. (FY2011 was only 11 months because Bombardier’s board of directors voted to change the financial year-end from January 31 to December 31, effective Dec. 31, 2011.)


The 2011 deliveries included 33 Learjets, unchanged from 2010; 79 Challengers, up by seven; and 51 Globals, up one from the previous year. During this same 11-month period, the company received net orders for 191 business jets, versus 107 in FY2010.


“The recurring fluctuations in the world economies in 2011 created a mood of caution in many sectors, and the resulting uncertainty continued to challenge the civil aviation industry,” said Bombardier Aerospace president and COO Guy Hachey. “Within this uncertain economic environment, our large business aircraft segment has done extremely well, as seen by our Global business jets, where we have seen continuous growth.”


Bombardier’s commercial aircraft deliveries, however, fell to 78 last year, compared with 97 for the previous fiscal year. The company took in net orders for 54 commercial aircraft, down from 93 in FY2010.

Bizjets Buoy Bombardier in 2011

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