tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post3392075747277606513..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: You Can't Believe A Word He SaysOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29404774982280509812017-02-25T17:01:10.494-05:002017-02-25T17:01:10.494-05:00Since the end of World War II, the aviation indust...Since the end of World War II, the aviation industry has relied on government support, Mound. And agencies such as NASA have driven research and development. Perhaps O'Leary should review his recent history.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-70630479367008536752017-02-25T15:37:53.844-05:002017-02-25T15:37:53.844-05:00You can't view the government's support fo...You can't view the government's support for Bombardier in isolation. You have to consider EU supports for Airbus, US supports for Boeing, Brazilian supports for Embraer. Those are the market realities in which any aviation manufacturer stands or falls. <br /><br />For what it's worth a recent edition of Aviation Week featured a pilot report on the new C-class. AW finds it an exceptional airplane that sets a new standard for its class (passenger load, range, etc.). With the C-class, Bombardier has stepped beyond the regional jet class and into the big leagues with Airbus and Boeing's narrow-body offerings.<br /><br />It's a bit easier to accept government supports when the company is developing a leading edge product instead of just another also-ran version of what everybody else is building.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-18758049375415655892017-02-25T12:47:43.074-05:002017-02-25T12:47:43.074-05:00The company has two classes of shares, Toby -- fam...The company has two classes of shares, Toby -- family shares and shares for everybody else. So the government has given them a loan -- like any bank -- that has to be paid back. When the Harper government sold its equity in GM, we got fleeced. At least, this way we should get paid back.<br /><br />As for the Trump effect, that's what's really worrying about O'Leary.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-68240077724664280132017-02-25T12:42:47.567-05:002017-02-25T12:42:47.567-05:00Strange how reality TV breeds stars who live in an...Strange how reality TV breeds stars who live in an unreal world, isn't it, Pam?Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-135158081962971212017-02-25T12:09:42.042-05:002017-02-25T12:09:42.042-05:00I've never been quite sure whether Canada subs...I've never been quite sure whether Canada subsidizes Bombardier the company or the Bombardier family. When Canada subsidizes a company the country should buy shares. With enough shares it can vote people to the company board and then see where the money is going. Throwing money at big companies is as effective as flushing it down a toilet. I think we are being fleeced.<br /><br />As to O'Leary, why would anyone living in a foreign country run for leadership of a Canadian political party? O'Leary is the second foreigner to aspire to be PM. What is Canada to them? The 51st State? <br /><br />The scary thing for me is that I think Trudeau is so disappointing that voters will elect someone like O'Leary just to get rid of him; you know, the Trump effect. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-13023311585566189072017-02-25T12:02:49.169-05:002017-02-25T12:02:49.169-05:00GAWD, Owen, O'Leary is sounding more like Trum...GAWD, Owen, O'Leary is sounding more like Trump everyday, lies and all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.com