Michael Ryan, General Manager, Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, said the firm took its environmental responsibilities seriously.

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Bombardier Aerospace employs about 26, 900 globally with 5, 300 of its workforce in Belfast.

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The plant's owners, Canadian aircraft company Bombardier Aerospace, welcomed the decision.

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Boeing competes in the commercial aircraft market against aerospace giant Airbus, Embraer and Bombardier as well as the defense segment against large defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grummann and BAE Systems.

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Boeing competes in the commercial aircraft market with aerospace giant Airbus as well as Embraer and Bombardier.

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Boeing competes in the commercial aircraft market with the European aerospace giant Airbus as well as Embraer and Bombardier.

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Until Fokker's collapse, when Bombardier briefly thought of buying the company, Mr Beaudoin barely appeared on the aerospace industry's radar screen.

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