coronavirus pandemic.In a statement, the company said “the majority” of the cuts will impact its Canadian manufacturing workforce.
The bulk of Bombardier Aviation’s Canadian employees are based in Quebec. The move comes amid a time of near-universal uncertainty throughout the aviation industry due to a dramatic, worldwide drop in global travel since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.It also comes just one day after the firm announced the temporary layoff of 196 employees working on its regional public transit operations in the Greater Toronto Area, citing a collapse in the use of those services.
Many of Bombardier’s operations in the commercial aviation industry have been winding down in recent months, with the company having sold off.