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Bombardier reports Q1 profit and revenue up from year ago

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Jet planes are assembled at Bombardier's aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of US$53 million, up from US$44 million a year earlier, as its revenue rose five per cent.

The Montreal-based aircraft maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to 45 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, up from 37 cents US per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

On an adjusted basis, Bombardier says it earned US$1.81 per share in its latest quarter, up from 61 cents US per share a year earlier.

Revenue for the quarter totalled US$1.60 billion, up from US$1.52 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

Bombardier says it delivered 24 aircraft for the quarter, up from 23 in the same quarter last year.

The company’s order backlog stood at US$20.3 billion at March 31.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2026.