Bombardier suspends operations.Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group, with the third largest workforce (behind Boeing and Airbus) and the fourth largest in yearly delivery of commercial airplanes (behind Boeing, Airbus and Embraer). has temporarily suspended production of fire-fighting aircraft at its North Bay assembly plant. A lack of new orders for the $28-million Canadair 415 'Super Scooper' water bombers caused by a general malaise malaise /mal·aise/ (mal-az´) a vague feeling of discomfort. mal·aise n. A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness. in the aircraft industry is being blamed for the suspension of operations. "They're not closing the facility," says Dave Butti, chairman of North Bay's Air Base Property Corp. (ABPC ABPC American Book Prices Current (Washington, CT) ABPC Associated British Picture Corporation (TV & Motion Picture company; Elstree, Herts, UK) ABPC Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Cal ) who met with Bombardier management Sept. 5. "Bombardier wants to sell new planes and depending on numbers will restart the line." The Montreal company, which is undergoing major restructuring under new boss Paul Tellier Paul M. Tellier, PC , CC , LL.L (born 1939) is a prominent Canadian businessperson. Born in Joliette, Quebec, Tellier was educated at Université Laval and Oxford University. He practised law in Montreal, Quebec until entering Canada's civil service in the 1970s. , employed as many as 50 people at its North Bay facility a few years ago. Butti expresses confidence the Montreal-based aircraft company, which established the North Bay plant in 1998, is committed to the city and is not pulling up stakes. DIRECT DRIVE SERVICE Parts anywhere anytime, Wayne's Rush Delivery (519) 759-5154 Cell (519) 757-7024 "It's about time It's About Time may refer to:
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