Nov 6 (Reuters) - Canadian business jet maker Bombardier

on Thursday reported an 11% rise in third-quarter

revenue, helped by increased demand in its aftermarket services

business and the delivery of four more planes than a year ago.

Sustained demand for private flying is swelling the business

jet makers' order books for new planes, while simultaneously

driving sales of aircraft parts and repair services. Earlier

this year, Bombardier said it would expand aftermarket care

service in the United States to drive higher revenues and meet

higher customer demand.

Montreal-based Bombardier is waiting for U.S. and European

regulators to validate the company's flagship Global 8000

business jet, which was certified by Canada's transport

regulator on Wednesday.

The plane, which lists for $83 million and is expected to be

the fastest civilian plane since the Concorde, would compete

with General Dynamics' ( GD ) Gulfstream Aerospace when it

enters service this year.

Bombardier delivered 34 aircraft during the reported

quarter, compared with 30 aircraft a year ago and reiterated a

broader target of handing over above 150 planes to customers

this year.

The planemaker posted quarterly revenue of $2.31 billion,

compared with $2.07 billion a year ago, helped by a 12% rise in

services revenue.

"Our service network is consistently full and expanding in

the Middle East and the U.S.," CEO Eric Martel said in a

statement.

On an adjusted basis, Bombardier earned $1.21 per share in

for the quarter ended September 30, up from 74 cents a share a

year earlier.

Despite trade tensions between Canada and the United States,

the world's largest market for business jets, Bombardier has

been able to export its planes south of the border as they

comply with the USMCA trade agreement.