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Bombardier to axe thousands of jobs

The business of breaking away: The train and aircraft manufacturer Bombardier strokes in the next two years worldwide, 7000 jobs, of which 3200 at the Germany-based Zugsparte.

Are concerned of primarily Canada and Europe, such as Bombardier on Wednesday announced. 2016 will be a year of Transition, said CEO Alain Bellemare. The group should again be more competitive.

In the final quarter of 2015 broke out the revenue by just under 16 percent to 5.02 billion dollars. The loss was at least considerably reduced. For this year, predicts the Siemens and Airbus-rival from Montreal, with a turnover of 16.5 to 17.5 billion dollars. In 2015, there were 18.2 billion dollars. The operating result (Ebit) this year on 200 to 400 million dollars – relatively little for a company of this magnitude.

The Germany-based Zugsparte Bombardier Transportation had 2014 world 39.700 Employees. In Germany, developed and built by Bombardier in Hennigsdorf, Görlitz, Bautzen, Braunschweig, Kassel, Mannheim and Siegen, trains, trams and locomotives. How strong the German locations of the job cuts are affected, wanted to be a speaker does not say.

Hope for new aircraft

Hope is the Management of the new aircraft, the C-series. Air Canada signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of understanding to buy up to 75 Jets from the type of the CS300. These have list prices of around 3.8 billion dollars worth. You should by 2019 to be delivered.

The newly developed aircraft is significantly more expensive, and comes much later than originally planned. Bombardier had therefore in Canada state aid have to take. With the C-series, the company intends to Boeing and Airbus in the lucrative, but competitive business with aircraft from 100 Seats to compete.

ul/zdh (rtr, dpa)