Bombardier announced the official groundbreaking of its new service centre at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new facility is Bombardier's first full-service facility in the UAE and builds on its long-term commitment to customers in this critical market. At full capacity, the new OEM-operated service facility will also add more than 100 aerospace jobs in the community, cementing Bombardier's presence in this key financial hub.

The new facility is targeted to open in 2025 and once fully operational, should help Bombardier continue to expand and grow its aftermarket revenues beyond 2025. Bombardier's new Abu Dhabi Service Centre will feature a large hangar, comprehensive parts depot and a complete suite of maintenance services including scheduled and unscheduled heavy maintenance, aircraft modifications, paint modification, aircraft on ground (AOG) capabilities, and aircraft parking services. The new facility will also have the capacity to fit up to four Global 7500 aircraft – and will be able to service the Bombardier of a new era, the Global 8000, when it enters into service in 2025.

It will provide the ultimate maintenance solution for in region and worldwide customers of Bombardier's Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft families. The establishment of the new Abu Dhabi Service Centre aptly illustrates Bombardier's comprehensive commitment to provide the best customer service experience in business aviation today. With its recent service centre expansion and enhancement projects in Singapore; Miami, Florida; Melbourne, Australia; and London, UK, Bombardier has added close to one million sq.

ft. of new service capacity to its worldwide aftermarket network.