Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) confirmed Friday morning that it will hire about 1,000 workers over the next 18 months for its new Global 7000 business jet.
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The workers will complete the interiors for the company’s largest business aircraft.
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The plane is scheduled to enter into service in late 2018.
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The announcement was made Friday at the inauguration of its new US$65-million centre of excellence near Trudeau International Airport in Dorval.
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Bombardier Business Aerospace employs about 5,500 people in the Greater Montreal area.
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In conjunction with the hiring, Bombardier will transfer work on the Global 5000 jet to its facility in Wichita, Kan.
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Chief executive Alain Bellemare said no jobs will be lost in Montreal due to the transfer of work.
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