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Bombardier Aéronautique livre 233 avions et reçoit des commandes de 481 avions en 2012

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- Avions d'affaires : 179 livraisons, 343 commandes nettes - Avions commerciaux : 50 livraisons, 138 commandes nettes - Avions amphibies : 4 livraisons Bombardier Aéronautique a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir livré 233 avions au cours de l'année ci

- Avions d'affaires : 179 livraisons, 343 commandes nettes

- Avions commerciaux : 50 livraisons, 138 commandes nettes

- Avions amphibies : 4 livraisons

Bombardier Aéronautique a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir livré 233 avions au cours de l'année civile 2012. En comparaison, elle avait livré 245 avions au cours de l'exercice précédent, soit la période de 11 mois close le 31 décembre 2011. La société a également reçu des commandes de 481 avions, en excluant les annulations, comparativement à des commandes de 249 appareils, en excluant les annulations, pour l'exercice précédent. Bombardier's successful order intake was supported by a number of volume orders for both business and commercial aircraft, including those placed by Delta Air Lines Inc.; NetJets Inc.; Nordic Aviation Capital and PT. Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk; VistaJet and WestJet, and the delivery total is in line with the 235 aircraft delivery guidance for business and commercial aircraft that was provided in March 2012.

"2012 was a year of focus on execution, and our employees demonstrated their resilience and commitment by rallying through a challenging economic environment to meet our delivery targets," said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace.

"A number of our existing customers reaffirmed their confidence in Bombardier aircraft in 2012 with fleet growth and fleet replenishment orders, and we proudly welcomed new customers from emerging and traditional markets. We are the market leaders in business aircraft, and the restructuring of our commercial aircraft sales organization is yielding results. Overall, we are seeing positive momentum across our entire product portfolio," added Mr. Hachey.

Business Aircraft

In calendar year 2012, Bombardier delivered 179 business jets, compared to 163 for the previous 11-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. During this same period, the company received 343 net orders for business jets, compared to 191 for the previous fiscal year.

Commercial Aircraft

In calendar year 2012, Bombardier delivered 50 commercial aircraft, compared to 78 for the previous 11-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. During this same period, the company received 138 net orders for commercial aircraft, compared to 54 for the previous fiscal year.

About Bombardier

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All calendar year 2012 delivery and order numbers are unaudited.

Annex tables provide delivery and net order totals for business, commercial and amphibious aircraft for calendar year 2012 and 11-month fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Bombardier, Bombardier 415, Challenger, CRJ, CSeries, Global, Learjet, Q400 and The Evolution of Mobility are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

TABLES

Aircraft delivery totals

Aircraft
Deliveries
12-month period
(ended Dec. 31, 2012)
Deliveries
11-month period
(ended Dec. 31, 2011)
Business aircraft

LearjetSeries
39
33

ChallengerSeries
86
79

GlobalSeries
54
51
(Including those in the fractional ownership program*)
179
163
Commercial aircraft

CRJSeries
14
33

Q-Series
36
45

50
78
Amphibious aircraft

Bombardier 415
4
4

Grand total
233
245

* An aircraft delivery is included in the above table when the equivalent of 100 per cent of the fractional shares of an aircraft model has been sold to external customers.

Aircraft net order totals

Aircraft
Net orders
12-month period
(ended Dec. 31, 2012)
Net orders
11-month period
(ended Dec. 31, 2011)

Business aircraft
343
191
(Including those in the fractional ownership program**)

CRJSeries
73
4

Q400
50
7

CSeries
15
43
Commercial aircraft
138
54

Amphibious aircraft
0
4

Grand total
481
249

** An aircraft order is included in the above table when the equivalent of 100 per cent of the fractional shares of an aircraft model has been sold to external customers.

Note: All calendar year 2012 delivery and order numbers are unaudited.

Haley Dunne
Bombardier Aerospace
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