[SubHuman]

After stating "it is making the cuts as it consolidates its Global aircraft completion work in Montreal", the article does later add "Bombardier will use the proceeds to finance a portion of its new facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport". There have been bulldozers, etc., pushing dirt around at the Pearson Airport site for several months, though the last time I saw it back in November it still looked like it would be a long time before any new facility would be built and finished.
And after De Havilland Canada/Longview Aviation said some time ago that they would build a new facility somewhere in Ontario to be ready for 2023 when they must leave Downsview, there now seems to be some doubt about the future of the turboprop Q400.

Longer-Term Future of De Haviland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 Program Unclear – Smart Aviation Asia-Pacific

www.smartaviation-apac.com

Industry observers say De Havilland needs to grow its order back-log, so it can justify the investment in a new assembly line elsewhere.

Edit: An update story today (Feb. 17):

De Havilland to lay off 500 as it pauses Dash 8 airplane production

The Downsview factory will be permanently closed and moved later in the year to an undisclosed location, where production of the turbo-propeller planes will resume when sales return, De Havilland said

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[SubHuman]

The new Bombardier facility being built at Pearson can be easily seen from Dixie Road.

 

[AlbertC]

Bombardier to spend US$400-million on new Mississauga plant​

Nov 2, 2021

Bombardier Inc.
will invest US$400-million in a new Mississauga manufacturing plant that is set to open in 2023, chief executive officer Eric Martel announced on Tuesday.

The company, which is focused solely on building business jets after selling off its commercial airplane and train-making divisions in 2020, will move the 2,000 employees who work at its Downsview facility in Toronto to the new Mississauga facility at Pearson International Airport, where the company will build its Global line of jets, including its flagship Global 7500 plane.

Bombardier said the new facility will cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by more than half compared with the Downsview facility, which was built in the 1960s. The lease on the 770,000-square-foot Mississauga property ends in 2056.

Mr. Martel told The Globe and Mail that the company considered building the new facility in other locations where they have a presence, such as Quebec or in Wichita, Kan., but opted to stay in the Toronto area because it has a good relationship with its work force, which is represented by the Unifor trade union.

Bombardier to spend US$400-million on new Mississauga plant

Bombardier said the new facility will cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by more than half compared with the Downsview facility

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[AlbertC]

Bombardier previews new manufacturing centre project at Pearson airport​

Nov 15, 2021

MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Bombardier recently provided a preview of construction of its new manufacturing centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont. where final assembly of its family of Global business jets, including the Global 7500 aircraft, will take place.

Ledcor will be building the new facility which is on track for completion in 2023. The centre will provide a new home to the Global Manufacturing Centre, which is currently located in Downsview, states a release, adding the move, which represents a private investment by Bombardier of about US$400 million, will provide continued employment to the 2,000 employees currently working at the Downsview facility.

The Downsview plant was built in the 1960s and the transition to the 770,000 square foot facility at Pearson will reduce Bombardier’s industrial and environmental footprint in the area.

Energy consumption will be reduced by just under 60 per cent by focusing on natural and more efficient lighting elements. Newer heating methods and updated processing systems will lower greenhouse gas emissions by more than half, the release adds.

It’s also anticipated that less water will be used in the manufacturing process thanks to the modifications implemented in the processing shop workflow. Electric vehicles will be favoured for onsite transportation and three Sustainable Aviation Fuel tanks will provide fuel for departing aircraft.

“Ledcor is proud to be building Bombardier’s new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport,” said Ray Lawrence, vice-president, Ontario with Ledcor Construction in a statement. “We are excited to work with the project and design team to achieve Bombardier’s sustainability and energy efficiency targets.”

Bombardier previews new manufacturing centre project at Pearson airport - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News

MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Bombardier recently provided a preview of construction of its new manufacturing centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont. where final assembly of its family of Global business jets, including the Global 7500 ai

canada.constructconnect.com

 

[Northern Light]

Bombardier previews new manufacturing centre project at Pearson airport​

Nov 15, 2021

Bombardier previews new manufacturing centre project at Pearson airport - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News

MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Bombardier recently provided a preview of construction of its new manufacturing centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont. where final assembly of its family of Global business jets, including the Global 7500 ai

canada.constructconnect.com

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I don't believe we have a thread for the above; perhaps we ought to........

In the meantime, there was an article published on this back in September, here:

Huge jet manufacturing plant to create 3,000 jobs at Pearson Airport in Mississauga | insauga

Construction of a one million-sq.-ft. business jet manufacturing plant at Mississauga’s Pearson Airport is on schedule to be completed in 2023. Despite the universal slowing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bombardier’s “ultra-modern and high-tech” Global Manufacturing Centre is moving...

www.insauga.com

From the above article, we see this render:

And this construction shot:

 

[SubHuman]

https://www.insauga.com/500-million...ate-summer-at-pearson-airport-in-mississauga/
https://skiesmag.com/features/qa-eric-martel-future-bombardier-business-aviation/

... We are on track to begin the transition of our operations from Downsview to our new Pearson site in late summer 2023. This will be a gradual progress in order to keep our production lines moving;

 

[SubHuman]

The Global 8000 business jet, when production begins in 2025, will be built at the new Bombardier Pearson facility. The article mentions it being scheduled to open this summer, though others are more vague in saying by the end of the year, and the thread on the Downsview lands mentions Northcrest "will gain full access to in 2024" regarding the Downsview runway, presumably when Bombardier has vacated the site and it gets decommisioned as an airfield.

 

[Paclo]

Pearson Bombardier Hangar & Global Manufacturing Centre: a multi-building industrial manufacturing complex designed by NEUF architect(e)s for Bombardier on the south side of Alstep Drive, west of Bramalea Road in the northwest quadrant of the Pearson International Airport (YYZ) lands.

Relevant posts have been copied from The Future of Bombardier thread. Please keep discussion relevant to Bombardier generally in that thread and this one for the Pearson facility.

Renderings from NEUF:

Construction photos via Neuf, credited to Adrien Williams:

 

[SubHuman]

 

[SubHuman]

As pointed out in the news roundup a little a over a week ago, Globe and Mail had something about the new Bombardier facility nearing completion at Pearson.

Bombardier takes flight: from Downsview Park to Pearson Airport zone

New state-of-the-art complex designed to reduce environmental footprint

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[rdaner]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bombardier-global-private-jet-assembly-plant-pearson-1.7091462

 

[ben.thebean1]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bombardier-global-private-jet-assembly-plant-pearson-1.7091462

Pulled the pics from this article for us. Thanks for that link, interesting read.

 

[Amare]

In a way it's great to see a brand new facility like this being built but it's also so sad at the same time. Apparently its about 1/8th the size of the Downsview facility. I remember visiting the Downsview plant for a school project back in high school and I was amazed with all the Q400's they were pumping out and producing.

It's astonishing how badly the Bombardier family (more specifically Pierre Beaudoin) crippled and virtually self-imploded this company.

 

[ProjectEnd]

I'm fine with wiping private jets off the face of the earth. Absurd nonsense.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Went up to Danville Park yesterday and took a shot of Bombardier's new barn. One assembled airframe appears to the right:

You can see wings and fuselage barrels in their storage yard awaiting a trip to the final assembly building:

I was quite some distance away so there is some heat haze, unfortunately.
As luck would have it, I did happen to catch EK242 on the rotation. That darn heat haze. I'll have to get closer next time.