Bombardier troubled, but Uganda keeps the faith

Inside the Bombadier Q400. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer is left with only two thin aircraft programmes. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Uganda Airlines does not see any imminent risk in its choice of Bombardier’s CRJ as the mainstay of its regional fleet, as questions mount over the Canadian aircraft manufacturer’s future in the global aerospace industry.

Bombardier, which is laying off 5,000 workers and redeploying the rest to its rail and aero structures subsidiaries, is left with only two thin aircraft programmes.