Bombardier officially begins their new facility at Toronto Pearson

Bombardier formally opened its new production facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on Wednesday, May 1. All Bombardier Global versions, including the Global 5500, Global 6500, and the ultra-long-range business jet, the Global 7500, are produced primarily at this new manufacturing site. After the aircraft is approved and goes into service in 2025, it will also build the Global 8000.

On May 1, the new Global manufacturing plant began for business. Family members of every employee currently employed at the plant or by surrounding facilities were invited to this function. The Bombardier Investor Day fell on the same day as the inauguration of the Toronto Pearson facility. As a result, there were more than 4,000 individuals present during the celebration.

Currently, the Global 5500, Global 6500, and Global 7500 are produced in the new Bombardier plant. Because of its strong similarities to the Global 7500, the plant will probably also build the Global 8000 whenever it receives certification. Customers that acquire the Global 7500 may equip their aircraft to the Global 8000 once it is certified since the aircraft are so similar.

Speaking on behalf of Bombardier, the new facility was Eric Martel, CEO. Bombardier was "building the flagship of the industry at Toronto Pearson," according to a statement made by Martel.

Presently, more than 150 Global business jets may be produced annually at the Toronto Pearson plant. Bombardier will construct sub assemblies across North America and install the interiors in Montreal, using the Toronto Pearson factory for the aircraft's final assembly. The firm intends to stay in the area for the foreseeable future, although it presently has no plans to expand its current facilities.

As was previously reported, the Toronto Pearson plant will produce both the certified Global 8000 and the current Global series of aircraft. Starting in September 2023, Bombardier started relocating these production lines from its other site in Downsview. Its six-month stay at the Downsview institution came to an end at this point.

Regarding the protracted transition process, Bombardier Vice President of Operations Bernard Lavoie said the organization and its staff "made the move without missing a beat". This suggests that the output and production goals for the Downsview plant stayed close to their original projections.

Due of the relatively early relocation of the Global 5500 and Global 6500 manufacturing lines, the business was able to modify the Toronto plant as needed. The latest production line to shut down was the Global 7500 line. Late March of this year marked the departure of the last Global 7500 manufactured at Downsview.

The iconic factory was closed with the last Global rolling out of the Downsview Airport (YZD) facility. Bombardier had been using this production site since acquiring De Havilland Canada in 1992. Over the years, the site has been utilized for final aircraft assembly and flight testing for several aircraft families.