Bombardier confirmed it is hiring about 1,000 workers over the next 18 months to complete the interiors of the Global 7000 which is scheduled to enter into service late next year. Bombardier Business Aerospace employs about 5,500 people in the Greater Montreal area. At its peak, the Global 7000 is expected to employ more than 2,500 workers, including nearly 1,700 in Montreal and 800 at the final assembly line in Toronto. In conjunction with the hiring, Bombardier will transfer work on the Global 5000 jet to its facility in Wichita, Kan., but Bellemare said no jobs will lost in Montreal due to the transfer of work done by about 200 people. David Coleal, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, said extra space is needed because the Global 7000 is 15 per cent larger than the Global 6000 that is also finished in Montreal.

Source: thestar November 17, 2017 16:18 UTC