Bombardier opens third service centre for commercial aircraft in the U.S.

Bombardier Aerospace announced that it has added a third commercial aircraft service centre to its growing customer support network worldwide. The facility, located in Macon, Georgia and operated by Bombardier Customer Services complements the two Bombardier-owned commercial aircraft service centres in Bridgeport, West Virginia and Tucson, Arizona. The facility, which began operations on January 18, 2010, will perform heavy maintenance, including C Check events, on Bombardier CRJ100/200/700/900 aircraft. This new operation is expected to create an additional 180 jobs within Bombardier over the next year, and represents a $2 million investment in Georgia.