BBC News: BBC News Now
4/24/2024 2:00pm
... at this dangerous moment, the bombardier -- bond between our nations are stronger than ever and we meet as the war rages on our continent and new threats are rising around the world. three people have been killed and 18 injured accross ukraine in the latest russian ...
BBC News: Verified Live
4/24/2024 2:00pm
... at this dangerous moment, the bombardier -- bond between our nations are stronger than ever and we meet as the war rages on our continent and new threats are rising around the world. three people have been killed and 18 injured accross ukraine in the latest russian ...
BBC News: BBC News Now
6/6/2023 12:53pm
... he landed on gold beach as an army bombardier. in those days, it was carnage and death. but now it is so peaceful and calm. joe died in april, aged 100. ...
BBC News: Breakfast
6/6/2023 7:21am
... with each passing year, there are fewer and fewer living d-day veterans. last summer, joe cattini was thrilled to visit the british normandy memorial on d-day. he landed on gold beach as an army bombardier. in those days, it was ...
BBC News: Breakfast
6/6/2023 5:21am
... memorial on d-day. he landed on gold beach as an army bombardier. in those days, it was carnage and death. but now it is so peaceful and calm. ...
BBC News: World Business Report
2/16/2021 5:39am
... possible. ossible. , ., ., ., possible. great to have your thoughts - possible. great to have your thoughts and _ possible. great to have your thoughts and analysis i possible. great to have your thoughts and analysis on i possible. great to have your| thoughts and analysis on the programme today. ...
BBC News: BBC News
8/15/2020 5:10pm
... your father's story. he was a bombardier in the 45th royal artillery. the regiment left the shores of the uk and travelled to singapore, arriving in january 1942. they fought on the mainland melayu ...
BBC News: BBC News
6/11/2020 1:40pm
... we're living through. another sector and of course this is across the economy, and we have had other announcements of job cuts announcements ofjob cuts today. a big one in germany, live cancer is cutting 22000 jobs but more in the uk, particularly bombardier and ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/25/2020 8:18am
... of ardrossan yesterday evening. a 42-year-old man was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. a 46-year-old woman was also in the house, but was not injured in the incident. 50 firefighters were needed to tackle a 'significant' blaze at the bombardier ...
BBC News: Breakfast
5/25/2020 7:06am
... a a6-year-old woman was also in the house, but was not injured in the incident. 50 firefighters were needed to tackle a 'significant' blaze at the bombardier factory in belfast. ...
BBC News: Breakfast
5/25/2020 6:07am
... at the bombardier factory in belfast. it took over two hours for fire crews to bring the flames under control after they were alerted last night. nobody was injured in the incident which is believed to have been an accident, though investigations are ongoing. the aerospace company is one ...
BBC News: Breakfast
5/25/2020 5:08am
... to tackle a significant blaze at the bombardier factory in belfast. it took over two hours for fire crews to bring the flames under control after they were alerted last night. nobody was injured in the incident which is believed to have been an accident, though investigations are ongoing. the ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/8/2020 9:50am
... she was in paris on ve day, having gone across to france in september of 1944. secondly i will think of those who served alongside them, particularly a lance bombardier, who was killed alongside my father when ...
BBC News: Worklife
2/18/2020 8:39am
... over two years. french rail maker alstom has agreed to buy canadian bombardier's train unit in a deal worth up to $6.7 billion. the move is an attempt by alstom to bulk up in the face of rising chinese competition and growing demand in europe. the group will become the world's ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
2/17/2020 12:47pm
... we will talk more about that later. in other business stories we're following, french rail giant, alstom, has announced it is in talks to buy the train business of bombardier, a canadian transport company. bombardier, which has had trouble recently over failure to pay its suppliers on time, is ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
2/17/2020 11:55am
... in other business stories we're following. french rail giant alstom has announced it is in talks to buy the train business of bombardier, a canadian transport company. bombardier, which has had trouble recently over failure to pay its suppliers on time, is expected to value its train division at ...
BBC News: Review 2019
1/1/2020 0:54am
... and who knows, lovely boy, one day it might come true. can we rely on you, sergeant major? the only thing i can rely upon you, bombardier, is to ponce about. ...
BBC News: Review 2019
12/31/2019 12:54pm
... bombardier, is to ponce about. # don't tell them the old things, they're buried under the snow. # whispering grass, _ ...
BBC News: Review 2019
12/30/2019 9:54am
... can rely on me, sergeant major? the only thing i can rely upon you, bombardier, is to ponce about. # don't tell them the old things, they're buried under the snow. # whispering grass, _ ...
BBC News: Review 2019
12/27/2019 8:56pm
... can we rely on you, sergeant major? the only thing i can rely upon you, bombardier, is to ponce about. # don't tell them the old things, they're buried under the snow. ...
BBC News: Review 2019
12/26/2019 9:54am
... the only thing i can rely upon you, bombardier, is to ponce about. # don't tell them the old things, they're buried under the snow # whispering grass, _ ...
BBC News: Review 2019
12/26/2019 0:44am
... can we rely on you, sergeant major? the only thing i can rely upon you, bombardier, is to ponce about. # don't tell them the old things, they're buried under the snow. ...
BBC News: Review 2019
12/25/2019 11:52am
... day i'd be a soldier. and who knows, lovely boy, one day it might come true. can we rely on you, sergeant major? the only thing i can rely upon you, bombardier, is to ponce about. # don't tell them the old things, ...
BBC News: Asia Business Report
12/18/2019 1:34am
... brazil's embraer and canada's bombard ea. iasked brazil's embraer and canada's bombard ea. i asked who will likely benefit. -- bombardier. elementi think airbus is going great guns with his a320 product range. they ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
10/31/2019 4:54pm
... million sales. bombardier have sold their northern ireland operations for about a billion pounds to a us company. is that good news for people of belfast? it probably is. it gives them some certainty, but ...
BBC News: BBC News at One
10/31/2019 1:21pm
... this facility. bombardier in belfast makes wings for airbus and other engine parts, so really sprint see this as a strategic bite. this has been broadly welcomed across business, politics and the trade unions in northern ireland. they say that after years of cuts and ...
BBC News: BBC News at One
10/31/2019 1:20pm
... john, good news for the workforce. yeah, bombardier is northern ireland's single biggest manufacturing employer, it is a vital part of the local economy, and there was real concern when this business was put up for sale in may this year. bombardier has been ...
BBC News: BBC News at One
10/31/2019 1:20pm
... the aircraft manufacturer bombardier's northern ireland operations have been sold to a us company in a deal worth nearly £1 billion. bombardier employs over 3500 people in northern ireland. john campbell is in belfast. ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
10/31/2019 12:46pm
... in morocco - along with a smaller repair plant in dallas. the bombardier workforce in northern ireland has suffered years of cuts and uncertainty. ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
10/31/2019 12:46pm
... in its history. and canada's bombardier has agreed to sell its aerostructures business for more than $1bn in cash and debt. as part of the deal, bombardier will sell two aerostructure facilities - a belfast plant and another ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
7/12/2019 10:52am
... results we have achieved. this comes two months after bombardier announced it was going to sell as northern irish business. it is a great endorsement of the skills and abilities we have in belfast and shows what we can do, given the chance. ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
7/12/2019 10:50am
... that it planned to sell its northern irish business. gavin campbell is director of engineering and technology development at bombardier. ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
7/12/2019 10:50am
... footprint of commercialjets. the belfast-based engineers won the 2019 macrobert award for the wing that is ten % lighter than standard metal equivalents, which reduces fuel burn and co2 emissions. the win comes two months after bombardier announced ...
BBC News: BBC Newsroom Live
7/12/2019 10:49am
... ora work for thomas cook be a hotelier or a holiday-maker with something booked with them, it's good news this morning. a team at the northern irish base of canadian aerospace company bombardier has won a prestigious engineering award for a composite wing that reduces the environmental ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:51am
... everything i can working with him and his honourable friends to ensure that we secure all the jobs at the bombardier belfast site. can the minister set out what it might be possible for the government to do in terms of facilitating a new buyer, and on the subject of retraining, although hopefully it ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:50am
... the northern irish site and the morocco site, definitely not to do with brexit, has nothing to do with brexit. the minister will know the importance of bombardier, he will know the significance of bombardier to our economy and can he assure us that he will maintain the jobs in belfast and ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:50am
... that this is not a canary singing, it is a canary falling off its perch. like other companies in the growing aerospace sector, bombardier are transforming themselves. the company in 2015, ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:49am
... we do look now to the minister to give the same kind of assurance to the people of northern ireland, the people of the united kingdom and beyond that bombardier will make sure that the present workforce, the present skills base and of course the present production will continue unscathed. ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:48am
... and its highly skilled and dedicated staff will be highly sought after and we will be working with potential buyers to take this successful and ambitious business forward. labour said the moroccan authorities had said bombardier's site there would remain open. ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:48am
... we have been assured by bombardier that they are committed to finding the right buyer and will not rush to sell at any price. they have said that they will secure a buyer that will operate responsibly and help them achieve their full growth potential. the belfast plant, its expertise ...
BBC News: Tuesday in Parliament
5/8/2019 1:48am
... the aerospace firm bombardier is putting its northern ireland operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the canadian aircraft manufacturer employs about 3600 people across several locations. bombardier is also selling ...
BBC News: Newsday
5/6/2019 0:04am
... by bombardier, for example, from canada, embraer air from brazil, anybody who's ever flown on planes that have 70, 90 seats, those kinds of planes, this is designed to compete against those. ...
BBC News: Newsday
5/5/2019 11:04pm
... a regionaljet, plane, the sukhoi superjet? this is a regional jet, designed plane, the sukhoi superjet? this is a regionaljet, designed to compete, not against the biggest jets not against the biggestjets made by airbus and boeing but against claims made by bombardier for example, airbus and boeing ...
BBC News:
5/3/2019 0:44am
... worldwide restructuring programme. it is northern ireland's largest manufacturer and employs people to build aircraft wings and other parts. bombardier says it is committed to finding the right buyer. facebook has banned several far-right and extremist figures ...
BBC News:
5/3/2019 0:43am
... committed a crime, but despite that, she does not believe he should face a criminal investigation. where is the justice in that? a criminal investigation. where is thejustice in that? the a criminal investigation. where is the justice in that? the canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced it ...
BBC News:
5/2/2019 11:41pm
... aircraft wings and other parts. bombardier says it's committed to finding the right buyer. unions insist that the government should step in if one can't be found. the governor of the bank of england says interest rates could go up more ...
BBC News:
5/2/2019 11:41pm
... the justice in that? the canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced it will sell off its plants in belfast as pa rt sell off its plants in belfast as part of a worldwide restructuring programme. the company is northern ireland's largest manufacturer. it employs around 3500 people to build ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:14pm
... global engineering firms. for example, gkn, a british company which already works closely with bombardier. this aircraft business is owned by china public state aviation company. perhaps it could bid for bombardier's operations. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:14pm
... belfast bombardier, it was on the verge of bankruptcy, and that's where it was, over c series at that point in time. so hopefully this gives us an opportunity to grow. and when we say grow, women with real jobs, real advantages and giving in people in this society they hope to ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:13pm
... developed its c series jetliner. the wings for that pain are made in belfast. until now, bombardier's most dramatic move had been to sell the cc project to airbus, the giant european plane maker. but the decision to sell the home northern ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:13pm
... a surprise to many bombardier workers. but it's not a total shock. bombardier has been reshaping and shrinking its aerospace business in recent yea rs. recent years. it's all been part of an attempt to recover from huge financial losses run up as it ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:12pm
... bombardier says it's committed to finding the right buyer. unions insist that the government should step in if one can't be found. john campbell reports. this morning's announcement came as ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:12pm
... the canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced it will sell off its plants in belfast, as part of a worldwide restructuring programme. the company is northern ireland's largest manufacturer, employing around 3500 people to build aircraft wings and other parts. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 10:00pm
... memberfor south brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence, therefore this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. concern forjobs in belfast as it's announced one of northern ireland's biggest employers - the aerospace firm, ...
BBC News: BBC News at Ten
5/2/2019 9:12pm
... richard lister, bbc news. the aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. it's the biggest manufacturing employer in northern ireland and employs almost 4000 people. ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 7:25pm
... company that already works closely with bombardier. this aircraft business and -- owed by the china state aviation company it could bid for the operation. unions say whoever is interested, they will ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 7:24pm
... stoplight who may be interested and bombardier northern ireland business? a major attraction is the fa ct business? a major attraction is the fact that these already work for airbus. that will draw attention of some big global engineering firms. for example there is gkn, a british ...
BBC News: BBC News
5/2/2019 7:18pm
... national security council which led to defence secretary being sacked. the air and space for them bye-bye da is putting its belfast operation up da is putting its belfast operation upfor da is putting its belfast operation up for sale. -- da is putting its belfast operation upforsale. -- ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
5/2/2019 6:41pm
... of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3600 people across several locations in northern ireland. another democrat enters the 2020 presidential race - colorado senator michael bennet is launching a ...
BBC News: Beyond 100 Days
5/2/2019 6:40pm
... in london where he had been taking refuge for nearly seven years. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation ...
BBC News: BBC News at Six
5/2/2019 5:30pm
... deborah. her mother has welcomed the decision. -- ella kissi-debrah. the aerospace company bombardier is putting up his belfast operation for sale as part of a reorganisation of ...
BBC News: Sportsday
5/2/2019 5:30pm
... deborah. her mother has welcomed the decision. -- ella kissi-debrah. the aerospace company bombardier is putting up his belfast operation for sale as part of a reorganisation of ...
BBC News: BBC News at Six
5/2/2019 5:09pm
... programmes here in recent years. workers want reassurances thatjobs will be protected with one union leader saying they will raise hell if that does not happen. they do have a global reputation they do not just make plant parts for bombardier ...
BBC News: BBC News at Six
5/2/2019 5:09pm
... ireland's largest manufacturing base has been put up for sale. bombardier wa nts to has been put up for sale. bombardier wants to consolidate playmaking activities in north america but insists it wants to find the right buyerfor buyer for the belfast plant. buyerfor the belfast plant. this comes ...
BBC News: BBC News at Six
5/2/2019 5:09pm
... people directly employed here, bombardier sustains thousands more jobs in the smaller firms which supply it and also the wider economy. local politicians, trade unions, business people have expressed concerns that northern ...
BBC News: BBC News at Six
5/2/2019 5:08pm
... 'if brexit is resolved and inflation and growth continue to pick-up, then more increases are likely. increases in the interest rate will affect the 3.5 million people in the uk with variable or tracker mortages. the aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a ...
BBC News: BBC News at Six
5/2/2019 5:00pm
... also on the programme tonight. a burglar, who was stabbed to death by a pensioner after he burst into his own home, was killed lawfully says an inquest. concern forjobs in belfast as it's announced one of northern ireland's biggest employers - the aerospace firm bombardier - is being sold. ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:31pm
... into the death of nine-year old london girl ella kissi-debrah - her mother who believes she was killed by air pollution, welcomed the decision. the aerospace firm, bombardier, is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. also coming up, 800000 people are ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:22pm
... last decade or so, but this brings new uncertainty for workers at bombardier. people trying to remain optimistic and the business secretary greg clark has said the government will work with potential buyers to keep trying to ensure the ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:22pm
... eventual buyer of the firm in belfast will be. while there certainly are some concern, and there has been a series of redundancies here in recent years with hundreds of jobs with hundreds ofjobs lost. it is thought that the workforce at bombardier has roughly halved in the ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:22pm
... globally renowned. important to remember the engineers here do not just make parts for bombardier aircraft. they also have a range of external customers including airbus and it is highly possible airbus will have a say as to who the ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:21pm
... here today. bombardier are selling off their belfast plants because they are consolidating their playmaking activities on sites in north america, meaning operations in the city and far away from here in morocco are going to be sold. the company has said this is a ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:20pm
... moment forever really working here at bombardier but also for the wider economy in northern ireland. the firm is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. 3600 staff as you said. business leaders will tell ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:20pm
... chris page, is outside bombardier in belfast. just talk us through the significance of this announcement for northern ireland. it is a major ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:20pm
... more at 5:30pm. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3600 people across several ...
BBC News: BBC News at Five
5/2/2019 4:01pm
... a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine-year-old ella kissi-debrah, whose fatal asthma attack may have been linked to air pollution near her home. the aerospace firm, bombardier, which employs more than 3500 people in northern ireland, puts its belfast operation up for sale. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:46pm
... canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. the company says it will be working closely with employees and unions, through any future transition. as expected, the bank of england has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:34pm
... switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees - what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero aerospace firm bombardier, is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:16pm
... a report commissioned by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:13pm
... airbus have taken a majority stake in the operation, which is probably the most mutual project bombardier have here in belfast, that's wings for an aircraft now known as the a220, formerly known as the cseries passengerjet. a thousand people work in belfast ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:12pm
... and to belfast in particular. bombardier has decided to consolidate the plane-making side of its business in the americas. that means its plants here in belfast and in morocco are going up for sale. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:12pm
... as well as the 4000 people working for the company, you have maybe another 8000 or so jobs on top of that. the health of bombardier, its operations in northern ireland, are vital to the economy of northern ireland ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:11pm
... bombardier in belfast. bombardier is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. it is thought that, for every person directly employed by the firm here there are another two jobs in the supply chain which are also dependent on bombardier. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:11pm
... factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company says it is committed to finding the right buyer. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is outside ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:11pm
... guarantee a stable climate but it is the most ambitious attempt yet to stop adding to climate change by any nation. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 3:00pm
... consider it necessary to refer it to the police. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees - what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:50pm
... in this sector will be interested. it will be too interesting to speculate who will come forward. that is something we will keep a close eye on. we have also raised the prospect with greg clark that if this sales process is not successful that the government need to lever a significant pressure on ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:49pm
... it is already making efforts to improve performance. worrying news for bombardier workers in northern ireland. worth over £20 billion, bombardier, started making snownobiles and now large manufacturer of airliners, business jets, and mass transportation equipment, ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:48pm
... of a reorganisation of the business. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. canadian aerospace firm bombardier has announced plans to sell its aerostructures business in belfast. the company says it will be working closely with employees and unions, ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:48pm
... by the government says the uk should become a world leader in tackling climate change, by cutting greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2050. canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:33pm
... to refer it to the police. switch to electric vehicles, eat less meat and plant more trees - what you will need to do if the uk is to hit an ambitious new target for the uk to cut carbon emissions to zero. and aerospace firm bombardier, ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:19pm
... canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. also coming up: pets not politics - as voters take part in local elections across england and northern ireland - _ ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:18pm
... plant. airbus have taken a majority sta ke plant. airbus have taken a majority stake in the operation, which is probably the most mutual project bombardier have here in belfast, wins foran bombardier have here in belfast, wins for an aircraft now known as the eight to 20, formerly known as the ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:17pm
... another 8000 or so jobs on another 8000 or sojobs on top of that. the health of bombardier, its operations in northern ireland, are vital to the economy of northern ireland and to belfast in particular. bombardier has decided to consolidate the playmaking side of its business in the americas. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:17pm
... employed by the firm here there are another two jobs another twojobs in another two jobs in the supply chain which are dependent on bombardier. sue as well as the 4000 people working for the company, may be another 8000 or sojobs ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:16pm
... our ireland correspondent chris page is outside bombardier in belfast. bombardier is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. it is thought that for every person directly ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:16pm
... its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company says it is committed to finding the right buyer. ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:16pm
... 'dictionary', explaining all the key terms, by going to the bbc news home page, and clicking the 'science' tab. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 2:00pm
... carbon emissions to zero. aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business - it's selling its entire aerostructures operation. coming up on afternoon ...
BBC News: Afternoon Live
5/2/2019 1:48pm
... worrying news for bombardier workers in northern ireland. bombardier is worth over £20 billion. bombardier started making snownobiles and now is a large manufacturer of airliners, business jets and mass transportation equipment, as well as a provider of financial services. it's a great business, ...