Sentences with phrase «as bombardier»

Leonard has held senior level positions from within some of Canada's most respected corporations and government ministries such as Bombardier, Canada Post, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Management Board Secretariat, where he developed his skills in communications, negotiations and online marketing.

Kitted out with ECO4 energy efficiency gadgetry, such as Bombardier's MITRAC Permanent Magnet Motor and an assistance system which allows the driver to monitor speed and traction force, this new train not only set a new Swedish speed record (295 km / h; 183 mph) but consumes 20 - 30 % less energy than your average train.

THERE ARE FEW THINGS more scenic than cruising at twenty - five thousand feet over the green and white Rocky Mountains of Colorado's high country; but as my Bombardier Turboprop approached Aspen's tiny airstrip last Wednesday, it was the views of the private ranches, man - made lakes, and sprawling vacation homes that caught my eye.

For stocks such as Bombardier (BBD.B) or Telus (T.A) that have multiple class of shares, their TSX ticker symbols should do the trick.

Some Canadian companies, such as Bombardier and Teck Resources, have two classes of common shares: voting and non-voting (or multiple voting and subordinate voting).

It opens in August 1942, as Frankie Washburn is returning to the Pines, the resort owned by his parents, for a brief visit before joining the war as a bombardier.

As a 19 year old, Louie ran in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and later enlisted in the Air Force and served as a bombardier during WWII.

Joining the US air force as a bombardier prior to the attack on Pearl Harbour, he survived being shot down on a couple of occasions, the last time being when he and two crewmates spent 47 days adrift on open life - rafts in the Pacific, their ordeal ended when they were captured by the Japanese and another ordeal began.

Angelina Jolie's second film as director tells the extraordinary story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic long - distance runner who fought as a bombardier in the second world war and survived 47 days adrift after being shot down over the Pacific before being taken prisoner by the Japanese.

Instead of a traditional three act structure, you have one act that houses three different stories: Zamperini as a boy, as an athlete, and as bombardier.

Jolie's film — which was co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen and two other writers — begins with Zamperini as a bombardier flying with his crew over the Pacific Ocean; the crew also includes Phil (Domhnall Gleeson), Mac (Finn Wittrock), and Cup (Jai Courtney).

For a while, the film cuts back and forth between his track - and - field glory days and his time in the U.S. Air Force, where he worked as a bombardier on a B - 24.

Beneath the Surface As a bombardier during World War II, I dropped bombs on the Axis island of Pantelleria from a B - 26 Marauder.

The lack of energy holdings in the list of dual - class shares does help but it is not without poor performers in the form of names such as Bombardier, Torstar and AGF Management.

But the news getting the most attention is the appointment of Alain Bellemare as Bombardier's new president and chief executive officer.

Boeing is the recipient of as much or more government assistance as Bombardier, but that is beside the point.

Not exact matches

This year, however, Lapointe had a very specific challenge in mind, because Bombardier was in an unusual position as a powersports manufacturer.

Bombardier had considered building a two - wheeled motorcycle of its own, but concluded that it would be too difficult for a newcomer to compete against such iconic brands as Harley or major multinationals like Honda.

When Bombardier Inc. spun off its recreational products division in 2003, the rationale was to separate the industrial conglomerate's consumer - driven powersports products — Ski - Doos, Sea - Doos and ATVs, as well as Rotax and Evinrude engines — from its larger - scale, institutionally driven manufacturing in aerospace and public transportation (planes and trains).

As the news flow turns negative, they pile on to the point where the short position in Bombardier's stock is frequently in the top 10 on the TSX.

Composites feature heavily in the Bombardier CSeries, also expected in 2013, and in Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, which will be 80 % composite when it enters service as early as year's end.

Sir James Dyson's eyes light up as he recalls his visit to the Bombardier museum near Montreal years ago.

Currently, the global railway market is dominated by Canada's Bombardier, Germany's Siemens and France «sAlstom, which are known as the «Big Three.»

Keeping planes in the air is the primary goal for AirStart, an aviation company that leases, rents and sells components such as engines and landing gear to Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier aircraft.

The twin - engine Bombardier CRJ700, operated as a United Express commuter flight from Aspen to Denver, made a normal landing at about 2:20 p.m. local time and was on the taxiway before the flight crew was alerted to the fire electronically, SkyWest spokeswoman Marissa Snow said.

Companies such as Alstom, Bombardier and Siemens, he says, hire engineers with postgraduate degrees to work on sales teams that go after major capital projects, such as high - speed trains or large airplane orders.

In the aftermath of the call, Bombardier stock, which had traded above $ 7 a share as recently as the summer of 2011, dipped below $ 3 for the first time since the depths of the financial crisis.

In early 2011, Airbus responded to the Bombardier challenge by announcing a commitment to «re-engine» its low - end airliners for delivery as early as 2016.

As well as attracting suppliers, its presence here paved the way for the arrival of Bombardier Recreational Products, maker of Sea - Doos and ATVs, in 201As well as attracting suppliers, its presence here paved the way for the arrival of Bombardier Recreational Products, maker of Sea - Doos and ATVs, in 201as attracting suppliers, its presence here paved the way for the arrival of Bombardier Recreational Products, maker of Sea - Doos and ATVs, in 2012.

Bellemare said he doesn't view the Boeing - Embraer tie - up as a «great marriage» but said Bombardier's deal with Airbus will provide great value to the C Series program.

At Bombardier, working as an aerospace technician earns you about $ 25 a day to start, carries some prestige and comes with compensation packages that often include meals plus transportation to and from work.

And yet there was the prime minister, characterizing Boeing's commercial dispute with Bombardier as an assault on Canada itself, and threatening to cancel an order for 18 of the company's Super Hornet warplanes.

The freed - up space seemed like a dare to head office to fill the vacuum — and the facility was soon given the job of producing the rear fuselage (that is, the tails), for Bombardier's Global 5000 and 6000 business jets as well.

Although 64 % of Bombardier Aerospace's employees are unionized, López claims that international companies have a «gentleman's agreement» to compete on perks such as food and transportation rather than wages.

There are hints that the White House is ready to resume old battles, such as United Parcel Service's annoyance at having to compete with Canada Post's courier service or Export Development Canada's assistance to Bombardier and other exporters.

Its handful of Bombardier Q400 planes will target a few destinations initially, such as Fort St. John and Nanaimo in B.C. along with Saskatoon, but that's just the beginning.

And when Tellier left CN to run Bombardier in 2003, Harrison proved he had what it takes to efficiently run boardrooms as well as trains.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

Although Bombardier hired Alain Bellemare as CEO in 2015, the company's dual - class share arrangement means control remains with the founding families.

During his tenure as CEO, he presided over a roughly 70 % decline in the company's share price, not to mention cost overruns and delays with the respect to Bombardier's C Series program.

(CEO Alain Bellemare has instead emphasized the company's improved fiscal position the past few months, in effect pointing out Bombardier is not quite as needy as it once was.)

The layoffs will be partly offset by hiring in certain areas, particularly as production of the CSeries ramps up, Bombardier said.

CEO Alain Bellemare said he believes the efforts to cut costs will help revive Bombardier, which has appealed for federal aid as it struggles to sell its signature CSeries passenger jet.

Bombardier said it hopes Ottawa will come through on its request for financial assistance for the CSeries, just as the Quebec government has done in providing US$ 1 billion in support.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as it strives to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

The CSeries is Bombardier's new generation of aircraft for commercial airlines, in development for more than a decade as an alternative to smaller models of passenger jets built by rivals Boeing and Airbus.

May 3 (Reuters)- Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

On government procurement, Couillard told reporters he's considering whether to speed up planned renovations of Montreal metro cars in order to provide work for Bombardier, as layoffs are threatened there.

«It means getting Canadians abroad, tapping into our diaspora networks and working with our major companies like Bombardier as torch bearers to help promote our prowess in a whole variety of areas.»

The best way for Bombardier to avoid dramatic scenarios will be to make sure the CSeries gets certified by the end of the year, as expected.