Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft Receives Prestigious 2019 Ontario Professional Engineers Award
November 19 2019 - 1:15PM
Bombardier’s multi-award winning Global 7500 business jet added
another prestigious award to its growing list of accolades. The
industry flagship is the 2019 recipient of the Ontario Professional
Engineers Award (OPEA) for Engineering Project or Achievement,
which is presented annually to a major project developed with
significant input by Ontario engineers. The award, co-sponsored by
the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and Professional
Engineers Ontario, was presented at the OPEA gala held in
Mississauga on November 16, 2019.
“Our Global 7500 business jet has redefined the
limits of business aviation, and we are very proud that it is built
using state-of-the-art manufacturing tools and processes at our
Toronto facility,” said Michel Ouellette, Senior Vice President,
Program Management and Engineering, Bombardier Aviation. “Of the
string of awards this impressive aircraft has already received,
this recognition from our home peers is particularly satisfying
because it honours Bombardier’s world-class engineering leadership
and the ground-breaking engineering efforts that helped bring the
design of this technologically advanced aircraft to the
market.”
The clean-sheet and innovative Global 7500
aircraft design and development involved the collaboration of more
than 2,000 Bombardier engineers and suppliers. The engineering
effort entailed millions of person hours invested by dozens of
teams and involved coordination and teamwork of numerous major
structural and systems suppliers.
Among the many design innovations that set
Bombardier’s Global 7500 aircraft apart from its competitors is its
advanced wing design. With its sophisticated slats and flap system,
the aircraft’s wing maximizes aerodynamic efficiency and
performance for improved safety and an exceptionally smooth ride.
The Global 7500 aircraft also outpaces its rivals in performance,
with a proven ability to fly farther, faster, and with its unique
steep-approach capability, provides passengers access to
challenging airports such as London City. In the cockpit, the next
generation fly-by-wire technology blends advanced avionics with
exceptional ergonomics and control to ensure the most complete
flight envelope protection.
The design innovation extends to the
manufacturing process as well. The aircraft is assembled at
Bombardier’s Toronto facility using innovative and highly
repeatable processes. Cutting-edge technology, such as laser-guided
positioning combined with sophisticated robotics, contribute to
predictable outcomes and the highest quality standards on each
aircraft.
The development of the Global 7500 aircraft has
positively influenced the Ontario aerospace sector in the past
decade, expanding the range of experience and capabilities of
engineers, technicians and technologists in the province.
In addition to the 2019 OPEA Award, the Global
7500 aircraft has been recognized as Business Jet of the Year in
Robb Report’s Best of the Best 2019, winner of the 2019 Aviation
Week Grand Laureate Award in the Business Aviation category and has
earned a 2018 Red Dot award for design.
The newest Global aircraft are receiving strong
interest from the business aviation market. Bombardier Aviation
maintains a robust and industry-leading backlog of $15.3 billion
with the Global 7500 forming a solid portion of that backlog, which
is well distributed over the next few years.
About Bombardier With over
68,000 employees across four business segments, Bombardier is a
global leader in the transportation industry, creating innovative
and game-changing planes and trains. Our products and services
provide world-class transportation experiences that set new
standards in passenger comfort, energy efficiency, reliability and
safety.
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bombardier
has production and engineering sites in 28 countries across the
segments of Transportation, Business Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft
and Aerostructures and Engineering Services. Bombardier shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). In the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2018, Bombardier posted revenues of $16.2
billion US. The company is recognized on the 2019 Global 100 Most
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