“We enjoy a leading position in this very dynamic market and our growing installed base of business jets in the country also reflects the enthusiasm for our Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft families.” In March 2010, Bombardier announced it had delivered its first Learjet 60 XR and Challenger 850 jets to customers based in China. In addition, Bombardier delivered its first Global 5000 jet for operation in mainland China in July 2009. Currently, five out of eight in-production Bombardier business aircraft models are represented in China. 

China is among a number of key countries emerging as strategic markets for business aviation. Globalization, increased travel requirements by business people and a general positive trend towards the acceptance of business aircraft use are among the contributors to increased activity in the region. The Bombardier Business Aircraft Market Forecast, published in July 2010, predicts industry deliveries of 600 business jets for China over the 10-year period from 2010-2019. 

“Bombardier’s commercial aircraft are well positioned to meet the needs of China’s growing air transportation networks,” said Trung Ngo, Vice President, Sales, Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “Our CSeries, Q400 NextGen and CRJ NextGen aircraft are designed to provide excellent passenger comfort, operational flexibility and outstanding economics with reduced environmental impact that should readily provide optimized solutions for the country’s airlines.” 

Currently, Bombardier commercial aircraft are in service with five airlines in Greater China, namely Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, China Eastern Yunnan Airlines, China Express and UNI Air. Bombardier’s Commercial Aircraft Market Forecast predicts a shift in delivery demand over the next 20 years, during which China will take delivery of 2,260 commercial aircraft in the 20- to 149-seat market, growing China’s fleet of aircraft in this segment to the third largest in the world after North America and Europe by 2029.