Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders is making no effort to temper expectations for his company’s partnership with Bombardier. In an interview on BNN, Enders said he sees no reason the CSeries can’t capture massive market share, in spite of the bitter trade dispute brought forward against Bombardier by Boeing.
“The priority is to make the CSeries a roaring success, and we’ll have all hands on deck at Bombardier and Airbus,” he said. “Look, 6,000 aircraft out there in the next 20 years, why wouldn’t we be able, if we work together the way we intend to do, to capture at least 50 per cent of that market? That would be huge.”
Enders said he believes his growth projections are attainable due to the greater certainty Airbus brings to the program.
“One of the dark clouds hanging over the CSeries that hampered sales was, for many airlines, it wasn’t clear what the future was. Will the CSeries continue, will it survive, what are Bombardier’s plans?” he said. “Now that it’s firmly part of the Airbus product family, all these dark clouds are dissipating and we will see people taking a much more positive attitude.”
