Bombardier Aerospace - Global Express 9004 Joins Flight Test Program - First Aircraft With Interior to Debut at NBAA.

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1997-- BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE (ME, TSE:BBD.A., ME, TSE:BBD.B.) Bombardier Business Aircraft today announced a fourth Bombardier Global Express(R) aircraft has joined the flight test and certification program following a successful first flight Monday.

Global Express 9004 will make its public debut at this year's National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) in Dallas, where business jet owners and the aviation industry in general will have the opportunity to inspect this first completed aircraft.

Global Express 9004 departed Bombardier's de Havilland facility in suburban Downsview, near Toronto, under near-perfect weather conditions, at 4:29 p.m. and returned at 6:41 p.m.

Peter Boyd piloted the aircraft through the entire flight with the assistance of co-pilot Steve Troch and flight test engineer Al Smith.

"The aircraft handled extremely well and we can see improvements over 9003's first flight," stated Peter Boyd. "All systems operated normally and overall it was an excellent first flight."

Bombardier test pilots expect to conduct some 10 to 15 hours of familiarization flying in Toronto before the aircraft flies to NBAA. Following its debut in Dallas, Global Express 9004 will join the certification program in Wichita where it will be used for function and reliability testing, involving 150 hours of simulated operation flights.

Approximately 30 to 40 flight scenarios simulating corporate routes will be conducted in order to evaluate all systems under operational conditions, as well as additional testing for the main systems.

Prior to its first flight, the aircraft was outfitted with an interior at Bombardier's de Havilland's final assembly line. Certification on schedule

Flight testing and certification of the Global Express is also proceeding as planned and certification is on schedule for May 1998, shortly followed by first customer deliveries.

As of August 30, the three aircraft currently in the flight test program had accumulated 705 flight hours during 272 flights.

Aircraft 9001 is utilized mainly for aircraft handling and performance testing. Aircraft 9002 is deployed to evaluate and test all onboard systems, and is presently engaged in pressurization, environmental control system and anti-icing systems testing. Global Express 9003 is deployed to conduct avionics and autopilot testing.

As the flight test program progresses, CAE Electronics Ltd. continues to gather and incorporate data for the Global Express flight simulator. All data will be incorporated by the end of the year and the simulator is scheduled to be operational at Bombardier's training facility in early 1998.

Global Express 9005, 9006 and 9007 are currently in various stages of assembly. Aircraft 9005, the first Global Express to be delivered into completion, is scheduled for pre-flight tests in late Oct. and is on schedule for delivery to the new Bombardier Completion Center in Montreal in December 1997.

A division of Bombardier Aerospace, Bombardier Business Aircraft offers the Learjet(R) 31A, 45 and 60, Canadair Challenger(R) 604 and Bombardier Global Express business jets. It provides fractional ownership of Bombardier aircraft through the Flexjet(R) program, operated by Business JetSolutions.

It also offers international charter service through Business JetSolutions in the United States and European Business Jet Services in Europe. The division provides interior completions, flight training, aircraft management, product support, service centers and financing.

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian corporation engaged in design, development, manufacturing and marketing activities in the fields of transportation equipment, aerospace and motorized consumer products. It also provides services related to its core competencies. The Montreal-based corporation employs 41,000 people. Bombardier's revenues for its last fiscal year ended January 31, 1997 totals $8 billion (Cdn.). -0-

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