CONTROLLING THECOST
CENTRE BY KELLY HARRIS need to cut costs, but there's no simple answer to how it should be done.
T
he Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop houses a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A engines, specifically designed to power the Canadian-made regional aircraft. When the contracts for sup- plying those engines are discussed, undoubtedly Bombardier Inc.'s Daniel Desjardins and Pratt &
Whitney Canada's Alain Rondeau are involved. As senior legal officers at the two Quebec-based aerospace giants they are also faced with the realities of managing what almost everyone in the
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