Aéro Montréal's mission is to mobilize stakeholders in Quebec’s aerospace ecosystem to support its global reach, innovation capacity and growth. | Message from the President | Dear members, dear partners, The second part of our Global Aerospace Supply Chain Summit is fast approaching and I am very excited that we will be able to finally meet face-to-face at the Palais des congrès de Montréal! We’ll be offering you this key business get-together on October 26th – for the first time since 2019. Discover here the many speakers confirmed so far; several others will be announced shortly. To start the day, you will hear from a panel of women leaders who are working hard to develop a more sustainable ecosystem for Québec. We will continue with a panel on how to include startups at the heart of tomorrow’s supply chain. Our experts will also look at the mechanisms in place to support the growth of the supply chain. France will be the country of honour during this new edition, and we will be fortunate to count on the presence, among others, of Thierry Gendre, Senior Vice President – Chief Operating Officer of Stelia Aerospace. He will give an exclusive interview to Aviation Week. We will also be pleased to welcome Catherine Guillemart- Dias, General Manager Canada, Air France-KLM, Clémentine Gallet, CEO of Coriolis Group, as well as Marcella Cortellazzi, Head of Communications of Airbus Canada as master of ceremony. In just a few weeks, we will be bringing you a conference featuring numerous solutions for building a more sustainable supply chain. This will also be a unique opportunity to reconnect with your business partners, in person. Don’t miss this major international industry event. Register today! SUZANNE M. BENOÎT, President of Aéro Montréal | Take advantage of the members-only robo-advice! | To support you during the recovery and enable you to find programs that meet your needs, in March 2021 Aéro Montréal launched the Robo-Advisor, a tool to help you identify financing programs. The Robo-Advisor is tailored to your needs: through a personalized approach, it targets the programs that are accessible to your company and still available. This unique tool is offered free of charge for a period of one year to members of Aéro Montréal. In addition, to learn more about the programs that will be identified for your company, Aéro Montréal is offering you the opportunity to make an appointment, free of charge, with a financing program expert. Once your initial research is completed, a member of the Aéro Montréal team will also be identified to follow up on your efforts and suggest resources adapted to your needs. Don’t wait any longer! CHECK OUT THE TOOL | Gilles-Demers Awards: Submit your nomination for the Startup category! | Many of you have already submitted nominations for the Gilles-Demers Awards. Thank you! For this special edition, Aéro Montréal is soliciting nominations for a new category that will reward a startup whose technological contribution represents a true innovation for the Québec aerospace sector. Interested companies are invited to submit their application via Google Forms before October 17, 2021. Want to know more about this category? Visit our website today to find out more about the eligibility criteria or contact Pauline Breyton, Project Manager - Innovation, Competitiveness and Productivity (pauline.breyton@aeromontreal.ca; 514-987-9333). SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION | Benefit talk with Farah Alibay – From Joliette to Mars: Overcoming obstacles to achieve the impossible | Farah Alibay is using robotics to help Earth discover what Mars is made of. This aerospace engineer will explain the importance of the mission and the path she had to take to reach it, while providing insights on the values and attitudes to adopt to succeed. By attending this conference, you are supporting the cause of Montréal public school students, the majority of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds. All proceeds from this event will go to the Fondation pour les élèves de Montréal, whose mission is to fund activities that complement the responsibilities of the Ministry of Education to help students reach their full potential. Don’t miss this exclusive get-together! To register, click the button below. MORE | The Montréal Aviation Museum – Did you know? | The Montréal Aviation Museum (MAM) is pleased to once again be sharing with Aéro Montréal members an article on Québec’s rich aviation heritage. Today, we present a third article written by renowned aviation historian George Alexander Fuller. The subject is “The First Airplane at Saint Hubert Airport.” To read this article, click here. The MAM is open to the public and Aéro Montréal members, their families and friends are all invited to visit. The museum is located on the Macdonald Campus of McGill University in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Hours of operation are from 10:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Directions and a virtual tour of the museum are available on their website at https://www.mam.quebec/. MORE | Industry News
The latest news about the Québec aerospace industry. | | | Air France unveils its first Airbus A220-300 On 29 September 2021, Air France took delivery of its first Airbus A220-300, the company’s latest jewel in the fleet on its short and medium-haul network. Since introducing the Airbus A350 on its long-haul network, the company is continuing its fleet renewal and by 2025 will have integrated the 60 A220-300s ordered in 2019 to gradually replace its Airbus A318s and A319s as well as several Airbus A320s. This order – the largest from a European customer – includes an additional mix of 30 options and 30 purchase rights. “This new aircraft with an unparalleled energy performance represents a major asset for Air France. To date, fleet renewal is the main source of reducing CO2 emissions, and this is why we are continuing to invest in latest-generation aircraft. We are also activating all the levers at our disposal such as sustainable fuels or eco-piloting, as part of our contribution to promoting a carbon-neutral air transport industry and positioning ourselves as a leading player of a more sustainable aviation” stated Benjamin Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM. MORE | | | | Le Centre technologique en aérospatiale receives $1 million grant from the College-Industry Innovation Fund Thanks to a $1 million grant from the College-Industry Innovation Fund, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit and its Centre technologique en aérospatiale (CTA) will be able to continue to acquire equipment for the development of innovative technologies that improve the quality of aircraft parts and the productivity of manufacturers. This equipment is needed to carry out certain research projects on the machining and post-processing of parts using metal additive manufacturing. (News in french only) MORE | | | | | Bombardier rejoins the S&P/TSX Composite Index Bombardier’s reintegration into the S&P/TSX Composite Index reflects the continued strong performance of the company’s teams at all levels in executing the plan presented at Investor Day earlier this year. The implementation of the plan presented last March is on track. The company remains focused on its goal of becoming a more predictable, profitable and resilient business aviation company. MORE | | | | JITbase raises $650,000 in seed funding to accelerate smart manufacturing software JITbase, a Montréal-based startup, has raised $650,000 in a seed round led by Canadian investment firm Bluesky Equities, aerospace manufacturing company Leesta, Québec-based technology investor Boreal Ventures and several undisclosed anonymous investors from the US and Canada. MORE | | | The largest gathering of manufacturers in Québec! STIQ’s flagship event, Buyer/Supplier Day, offers OEMs from Québec and abroad the opportunity to meet dozens of industrial subcontractors working at various levels of the supply chain in a single day. Since its inception in 2007, this event has gained a terrific reputation and credibility to become a must-attend event in the Québec manufacturing community. In addition to carefully planned business meetings, participants can attend conferences presented by innovative entrepreneurs and training workshops on topics targeted to manufacturers. The next edition will take place on October 20th at Hôtel Le Mortagne (Boucherville). Registration is open to all! Don’t delay in registering as places are limited and they are going fast! MORE | Human Resources
Stay abreast of the major succession and workforce challenges in aerospace. | Attend the Salon de l’emploi et de la formation continue Are you looking for a job? Training to improve your skills or change direction? Advice on employment and immigration? Attend the Salon de l’emploi et de la formation continue (Job and Training Fair) - Hybrid formula! In keeping with the health situation, which is gradually improving, and in order to address everyone’s preferences, a two-format fair will be offered this autumn. The physical fair will be held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal and the virtual fair will be accessible on their new platform. MORE | Québec’s biggest engineering university opens its doors to you at a distance! | Wherever you are in the world, Polytechnique Montréal’s virtual open house is the perfect opportunity to discover Polytechnique from the comfort of your home and confirm your choice of program before applying. More than 200 speakers will be online to answer your questions about our 12 engineering programs, our graduate programs (DESS, master’s, doctorate) and our certificate programs. You can also learn more about admission requirements, paid internships, international exchanges, student life, student services and the exceptional study and living environment offered by Polytechnique Montréal, its campus and the City of Montréal. Registration is mandatory. By registering, you have a chance to win one of our two $500 scholarships, awarded at random among all participants. MORE | OCTOBER 7, 2021 Montreal Council on Foreign Relations - Leadership and Purpose in Export Finance REGISTER NOW | | OCTOBER 26, 2021 2021 Global Aerospace Supply Chain Summit REGISTER NOW | | | 
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