page_title: Bombardier Inc.
section_title: Aviation
hierarchical_section_title: Bombardier Inc. / History / Aviation
caption_attribution_description: MSN 50005 Bombardier BD-500-1A10 CS100 BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE / SWISS COLORS LBG AIRPORT SIAE 2015
context_page_description: Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian multinational manufacturer of business jets and rail. It was also formerly a manufacturer of public transport, commercial jets and vehicles, and trains. Its Bombardier Aviation division is headquartered in Montreal, and Bombardier Transportation in Berlin, Germany.
  Bombardier manufactures several series of corporate jets: Global 7500, Global Express, Challenger 600, Challenger 300, and Learjet 70/75.
  The company was founded in 1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier to manufacture his invention, the snowmobile; however, it sold that line of business in 2003.
context_section_description: In 1986, Bombardier acquired Canadair for C$120 million from the Government of Canada after it recorded the largest corporate loss in Canadian history.
  In 1989, the company acquired Short Brothers.
  In 1990, it acquired Learjet. In 1992, the company acquired de Havilland Canada from Boeing.
  In 1995, the company founded Flexjet. In December 2013, the division was sold for $195 million.
  On June 29, 2016, Bombardier delivered the first CSeries CS100 aircraft (now called the Airbus A220) to Swiss International Air Lines. Air Canada placed an order for the aircraft one day earlier.
  In April 2016, Delta Air Lines placed an order for the aircraft. On September 26, 2017, after Boeing complained that Bombardier was selling the CS100 to Delta Air Lines below cost due to subsidies from the governments of Canada and Quebec, the United States Department of Commerce proposed a 219% tariff on the aircraft. Boeing's complaint stated that the CS100 planes were being sold at US$19.6 million each, below the US$33.2 million production cost. The governments of Canada and the United Kingdom threatened to stop ordering Boeing aircraft since the company was putting aerospace jobs at risk. On January 26, 2018 the United States International Trade Commission overturned the tariffs. Boeing did not appeal.
  In July 2018, Airbus acquired a 50.01% stake in the CSeries for one Canadian dollar, with an option to acquire the remaining interest by 2024. Airbus built a second CSeries assembly line at its A320 assembly facility in Mobile, Alabama.
  In November 2018, the company announced the sale of its turboprop passenger aircraft to an affiliate of Viking Air. It also announced 5,000 layoffs.
  In March 2019, the company sold its Business Aircraft Training business to CAE Inc. for $645 million. The business included flight simulators and training devices for the Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global product lines.
  On 25 June 2019, Bombardier agreed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to sell the CRJ programme, a deal was expected to close in early 2020 subject to regulatory approval. Bombardier will retain the Mirabel assembly facility and produce the CRJ on behalf of Mitsubishi until the current order backlog is complete.
  In February 2020, Airbus acquired an additional 25% stake in the A220 for US$591 million. This transaction was the final step to get Bombardier Aviation out of the commercial jet industry.
caption: A Bombardier CSeries (Airbus A220) in Swiss livery
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