The Quebec aerospace industry newsletter ✈️

December 1st 2021

Aéro Montréal’s mission is to mobilize stakeholders in Québec’s aerospace ecosystem to support its global reach, innovation capacity and growth

Message from the President

Dear members, dear partners,

In a few days, we will be getting together for the Gilles Demers Awards Gala at the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel in Montreal. I’m pleased to report that tickets to this historic event of the cluster have sold out!

We received a record number of nominations for this latest edition and many of you have expressed an interest in celebrating the companies that excelled in 2021.

Québec’s Minister of Economy and Innovation, Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, as well as guest speaker Pierre Lavoie will be joining us. A man of action and challenges, Pierre has competed in more than 30 Ironman events around the world and is the founder of the Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie: a 1,000 km cycling challenge across Québec aimed at promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyles. We will have the opportunity to hear about his extraordinary and uncommon life journey. We will step out of aerospace for a moment to learn how perseverance, surpassing oneself, and the motivation of the teams around us can open doors to success.

I would also like to take advantage of this year-end to invite you to mark April 4 to 7, 2022 in your agendas to participate in International Aerospace Week! We will open this themed week with the International Aerospace Innovation Forum (April 4-5), followed by Defence, Security and Space Day (April 6) and Aéroportail : Vitrines 2022, a day focused on the industry’s future trades.

I hope to see many of you at these exciting upcoming events.

SUZANNE M. BENOÎT, President of Aéro Montréal

Rapport sur l'état de l'industrie aérospatiale au Canada

Québec Government Economic Update

Aéro Montréal welcomes the government’s commitment to take concrete action to address the ongoing labour shortage and stimulate economic growth in the province.

As the Québec economy regains strength, the significant investment of $3.4 billion in new initiatives over the next five years is certainly a clear message that the government strongly supports the strategic and critical areas of its economy.

Industry News
The latest news about the Québec aerospace industry.

State of the Canada's Aerospace Industry

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) and the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) recently released their joint 2020 report on the State of Canada’s Aerospace Industry.

The 2020 report quantifies the impacts of the pandemic on aerospace jobs and the sector’s economic activity in Canada and points to a long recovery.

Air Canada Adding Extra Cargo Capacity Into Vancouver to Help Maintain British Columbia's Economic Supply Chain

Air Canada recently announced that it has significantly increased cargo capacity into and out of Vancouver between November 21 and 30 from its hubs in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary as it works to ensure that the vital economic supply chain links in British Columbia are maintained following the impacts of last week's flooding.

In total, Air Canada is adding 586 tonnes of cargo capacity, representing 3,223 cubic metres to support B.C.'s economic supply chain and the needs of its communities. The additional capacity is equivalent in weight to approximately 860 adult moose.

Bombardier at the Dubai Airshow

The Bombardier team, led by President and CEO Éric Martel, spent the last few days at the Dubai Air Show. The show gave them the opportunity to meet many existing and potential customers. They were particularly pleased with the activity the company is seeing in special mission aircraft, which represent a significant growth opportunity for Bombardier.

In the following video, President and CEO Martel talks about the work Bombardier is doing with Saab on the GlobalEye, an airborne early warning and control solution based on their Global aircraft.

WATCH THE VIDEO

Also, listen to the discussions in Dubai between Vice President Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs, Ève Laurier, and:

Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Services and Support, and Corporate Strategy, Bombardier
Bombardier at Dubai Airshow - Customer Experience - YouTube

Wassim Saheb, Sales Director in the Middle East and North Africa, Bombardier
Bombardier at Dubai Airshow - Welcome to The Show - YouTube

Creaform Introduces Three New Solutions to the R-Series Suite of Automated Dimensional Quality Control Solutions

Creaform, the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, recently announced the latest additions to its R-Series lineup, including a new MetraSCAN-R BLACK | Elite HD with improved performance as well as a new edition of VXelements designed for long-term support (LTS).

This state-of-the-art set of solutions also includes a new version of VXscan-R module specially made to accommodate custom automated 3D scanning cell layouts, while keeping the ease of use of its digital twin programming software.

408 aircraft including the first A350F ordered at the Dubai airshow

In the first major airshow since the COVID-19 pandemic struck two years ago, customers demonstrated confidence in the recovery of the aviation sector and also in Airbus by placing orders and commitments totalling 408 aircraft (269 firm orders and 139 commitments).

The agreements covered the full range of commercial aircraft families, including a first commitment for the A350F freighter derivative.

The R 100 airship visits Montréal

The Montreal Aviation Museum (MAM) is a “working museum.” In addition to experiencing the more traditional aspects of an aviation museum and art gallery, visitors can also interact with our volunteers who are restoring vintage aircraft and engines and learn about the required techniques and skills. One of our exhibits is about the visit of the R-101 airship in 1930.

The museum is located on the Macdonald Campus of McGill University in Sainte Anne de Bellevue. Summer hours are Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10:00 to 14:15. Directions are available on their website: www.mam.quebec. The site also features a virtual tour of the museum.

Aéro Montréal welcomes 4 new members

Human Ressources
Stay abreast of the major succession and workforce challenges in aerospace.

Want to meet the leaders of the future? 🚀

This webinar is an opportunity for you to discover a new way to develop future talent. Become an inspiring mentor to support youth in Québec and Ontario while demystifying your profession.

Are you interested in the experience?

See you on Thursday, December 2 at 12:00 p.m.

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(French only)

Presentation of the streaming job posting platform
www.talentmontreal.com

Montréal International is very pleased to introduce its new streaming job posting platform that will allow you to recruit experienced and qualified workers from abroad to fill key positions, particularly in the field of information technology.

This free information session will be held online on Thursday, December 2, from 12 to 1 p.m.

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(French only)

Project call for the next Winter 2022 cohort of the Centech Acceleration program

An opportunity for deep tech or med tech companies to confirm their market potential during an intensive 12-week bootcamp (available in hybrid format) which is completely free of charge, bilingual and includes approximately 200 hours of training.

Applicants have until January 12, 2022 at 5 p.m. to apply.

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