Bombardier made two key moves in its support network, appointing Marc Beaudette as general manager of its Fort Lauderdale service center and Michel Menard as general manager in Tucson.

Beaudette, a 30-year company executive who previously managed the Tucson service center, will help steer Bombardier’s transition in South Florida as the company prepares to open its new $100 million, $300,000-sq-ft center at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport that is currently under construction. Plans call for him to move over to the new center once opened.

“Marc is an accomplished Bombardier veteran and has made significant improvements at our Tucson service center in the last three years, notably the positive impact on the customer experience,” said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, v-p and general manager of customer experience for Bombardier Aviation. “I know he will be influential in leading the evolution of our new service facility in Miami-Dade County.”

Menard joins Bombardier to fill the Tucson position after serving as v-p and general manager for StandardAero and Dassault. He has nearly 30 years of aviation industry experience and began his career as an aircraft maintenance and engineering officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

“Mike’s strong background in business aircraft support will be an asset to the team as he works to maintain overall customer satisfaction in Tucson and ensure this key service center continues to be a top choice for our customers,” Gallagher said.

The Tucson and Fort Lauderdale facilities are among nine Bombardier service facilities. Opened in 1976, the Tucson center is the largest of the Bombardier facilities, spanning one million square feet of hangar space. Technicians at the center have completed more than 135 major inspections in the past two years, including eight 12-month inspections on Globals in the past year.

Fort Lauderdale is a gateway site for operators in Latin America and technicians there have completed more than 160 modifications in the past two years.