Bombardier Welcomes Singapore to the NFTC Program.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2000 (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. .A.) (TSE:BBD.B.) Bombardier Aerospace, Defence Services joined the Government of Canada The Government of Canada is the federal government of Canada. The powers and structure of the federal government are set out in the Constitution of Canada. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" (or "federal government") refers broadly to the cabinet of the day and today to welcome Singapore into the NATO Flying Training in Canada NATO Flight Training in Canada (NFTC) is a military flight training program for NATO and allied air forces provided by the Canadian Forces. Located at CFB Moose Jaw in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, the program is delivered as a cooperative operation between a civilian contractor, (NFTC NFTC National Foreign Trade Council NFTC NATO Flying Training in Canada NFTC National Furniture Traffic Conference, Inc. ) Program. As a lead-in to Asian Aerospace 2000 being held in Singapore from Feb. 22 - 25, 2000, the Government of Singapore The Government of Singapore is formed by the political party which gains a simple majority in the general elections held in Singapore at least once every five years. It is part of Singapore's political system and supported by the Singapore Civil Service. announced today that it intends to be a participant in the program. Once the negotiations are completed, Singapore will be the fourth international participant in the program along with Denmark, the United Kingdom and Italy. Jacques G. Auger, president, Bombardier Aerospace, Defence Services said, "The participation of Republic of Singapore Noun 1. Republic of Singapore - a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965 Singapore ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political Air Force (RSAF RSAF Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF Royal Saudi Air Force RSAF Royal Small Arms Factory RSAF Remote System Administration Facility ) in NFTC is a very welcome and significant milestone for the program. Singapore is the first non-NATO nation to join the program. This additional international endorsement of NFTC is very important to us. We anticipate that there will be other NATO and non-NATO air forces who will also commit in the next few months." The RSAF will send 120 students to the program over the course of the next twenty years. They will take the advanced jet (Phase III) and fighter lead-in (Phase IV) portions of the program. The Singapore students will have completed their basic flying training at their independent training operation in western Australia. NFTC has been in the implementation (preparation for training) phase since the signing of the contract with the Canadian Department of National Defence in Nov. 1997. The program is a cooperative endeavour between government and industry to train air force pilots. The flying instruction will be provided by air force instructor pilots from the participating nations while the Bombardier-led industry team will provide fully serviced aircraft, flight simulators, ground school training as well as the airfield and specified support services. The NFTC program has been modelled on the Canadian Aviation Training Centre (CATC) near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Portage la Prairie (pronounced /ˈportəʤ la ˈpreri/ which has been run by Bombardier Aerospace for the past seven years. CATC has successfully demonstrated that a government and industry team working together can meet the high standards of air force training and realize the savings of privatization. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., is the world's leading business and regional aircraft manufacturer with operations in three countries. Unmatched in the 20- to 70-passenger regional carrier market, Bombardier Aerospace offers complete families of turboprop and regional jet aircraft. It is unsurpassed in the worldwide corporate jet market with the industry's widest range of business jets, offering both full and fractional ownership, and also produces firefighting/maritime aircraft. It provides technical services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training to business, regional airline and military customers. Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian corporation active in the fields of aerospace, rail transportation equipment, recreational products and financial services. It operates plants in 12 countries in North America, Europe and Asia, and more than 90 per cent of its revenues are generated outside Canada. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 1999, totalled Cdn$11.5 billion. http://www.nftc.net |
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