Bombardier reputation takes hit after Metrolinx ramps up pressure on rail deal
MONTREAL — One of Bombardier’s largest Canadian rail customers has threatened to cancel a contract over continued delays in delivering a prototype train in Toronto, handing another blow to the beleaguered company.
Metrolinx ramped up pressure on Bombardier by issuing a formal notice of intent to terminate its $770-million contract after the company missed a commitment to deliver a prototype by the end of last month.
Ontario’s regional transportation agency said it may not cancel the contract, but took the required steps should it need to ask a court to rip up the deal.
“We will continue to work with Bombardier on this issue and we will deliver on our transit commitments,” Metrolinx spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins said.