Editing Bombardier Inc. (section)

===Commercial aviation===
{{Main|Bombardier Aviation}}
[[File:Air Nostrum Canadair CRJ1000; EC-LJR@ZRH;26.12.2011 632dq (6581369271).jpg|thumb|[[Bombardier CRJ|Canadair Regional Jet]]]]

In 1986, Bombardier acquired [[Canadair]] for C$120 million from the Government of Canada after it recorded the largest corporate loss in Canadian history.<ref name="canadair">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/19/business/company-news-canadair-to-be-sold-to-bombardier-inc.html |title=Company News; Canadair to Be Sold To Bombardier Inc. |first=Agis |last=Salpukas |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 19, 1986 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

In 1989, the company acquired [[Short Brothers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.apnews.com/29e5c67a02119487682e1cc310716f86 |title=Government Announces Sale of Short Brothers to Canada's Bombardier |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=June 7, 1989 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031071127/https://apnews.com/29e5c67a02119487682e1cc310716f86 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

By 1990, the first product of the company, the Ski-Doo [[snowmobile]], had become its weakest part gaging up deficits and high inventories.<ref  name="Farnsworth1991"/>

In 1990, it acquired [[Learjet]]. In 1992, the company acquired [[de Havilland Canada]] from [[Boeing]].<ref name="Farnsworth1992">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/23/business/company-news-bombardier-agrees-to-buy-de-havilland-from-boeing.html |title=Company News; Bombardier Agrees to Buy De Havilland From Boeing |last=Farnsworth |first=Clyde |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 12, 1992 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

In 1995, the company founded [[Flexjet]]. In December 2013, the division was sold for $195 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://aviationweek.com/awin/bombardier-completes-flexjet-sale |title=Bombardier Completes Flexjet Sale |first=Kerry |last=Lync |magazine=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]] |date=December 5, 2013 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028212218/https://aviationweek.com/awin/bombardier-completes-flexjet-sale |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Bombardier_CSeries_CS100_in_Swiss_livery_at_PAS15.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Bombardier CSeries]] ([[Airbus A220]]) in [[Swiss International Air Lines|Swiss]] livery]]
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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/06/28/air-canada-finalizes-38b-order-for-45-bombardier-cseries-jets.html |title=Air Canada finalizes $3.8B order for 45 Bombardier CSeries jets |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=June 28, 2016}}</ref>

In April 2016, [[Delta Air Lines]] placed an order for the aircraft.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-orders-state-of-the-art-fuel-efficient-bombardier-c-series-300259092.html |title=Delta Orders State-of-the-Art, Fuel-Efficient Bombardier C Series |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |date=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-delta-1.3556661 |title=Delta buying 75 Bombardier CSeries jets, with options for 50 more |first=Pete |last=Evans |work=[[CBC News]] |date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> On September 26, 2017, after [[Boeing]] complained that Bombardier was selling the CS100 to [[Delta Air Lines]] below cost due to [[Subsidy|subsidies]] from the governments of Canada and Quebec, the [[United States Department of Commerce]] proposed a 219% tariff on the aircraft. [[CSeries dumping petition by Boeing|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-commerce-department-bombardier-tariff-219-trade-war-2017-9 |title=Boeing scored a big victory against its Canadian rival, but it may start a nasty trade war |first=Benjamin |last=Zhang |newspaper=[[Business Insider]] |date=September 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-41397181 |title=Fallon warns Boeing over defence contracts |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 September 2017}}</ref> The governments of Canada and the [[United Kingdom]] threatened to stop ordering [[Boeing]] aircraft since the company was putting aerospace jobs at risk.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/defence-minister-sajjan-suggests-boeing-wont-be-considered-for-future-fighter-jet-replacement |title=Amid spat with Bombardier, Boeing won't be considered for future fighter jet replacements, Sajjan suggests |newspaper=[[National Post]] |location=Toronto |date=28 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/28/theresa-may-hints-at-boeing-boycott-in-bombardier-us-tariff-row |title=Theresa May hints at Boeing boycott in Bombardier US tariff row |first=Larry |last=Elliott |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> On January 26, 2018, the [[United States International Trade Commission]] overturned the tariffs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombardier wins bid to overturn 292% tariffs at U.S. trade body |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-boeing-tariffs-1.4505114 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> Boeing did not appeal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boeing will not appeal tariff ruling in Bombardier's favour |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boeing-bombardier-tariffs-1.4589445 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/07/airbus--majority-stake-in-c-series-partnership-with-bombardier-a.html |title=Airbus' majority stake in C Series partnership with Bombardier and Investissement Québec comes into effect |publisher=Airbus |date=July 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/europe-s-airbus-to-buy-majority-stake-in-bombardier-cseries-program-1.3634325 |title=Europe's Airbus to buy majority stake in Bombardier CSeries program |first=Amy |last=Luft |work=[[CTV News]] |date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> Airbus built a second CSeries assembly line at its A320 assembly facility in [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-mobile-alabama-factory-tour-a320-american-delta-jetblue-2019-1 |title=Check out the $600 million Alabama factory where Airbus builds jets for American, Delta, and JetBlue |first=Benjamin |last=Zhang |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=February 2, 2019}}</ref>

In November 2018, the company announced the sale of its [[turboprop]] [[De Havilland Canada|passenger aircraft unit]] to an affiliate of [[Viking Air]]. It also announced 5,000 layoffs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.apnews.com/43bf15be13c643eebb5502b9f2e80ac6 |title=Canada's Bombardier says it will cut 5,000 jobs |website=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>

In March 2019, the company sold its Business Aircraft Training business to [[CAE Inc.]] for $645 million. The business included [[flight simulator]]s and training devices for the Bombardier Learjet, Challenger, and Global product lines.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/14/1752991/0/en/CAE-concludes-acquisition-of-Bombardier-s-Business-Aircraft-Training-business.html |title=CAE concludes acquisition of Bombardier's Business Aircraft Training business |publisher=[[CAE Inc.]] |via=[[GlobeNewswire]] |date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>

On June 25, 2019, Bombardier agreed with [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] to sell the [[Bombardier CRJ|CRJ programme]], a deal was expected to close in early 2020 subject to regulatory approval.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Acquire Canadair Regional Jet Program from Bombardier Inc. |url=https://www.mhi.com/news/story/190625.html |date=25 June 2019 |publisher=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries}}</ref> Bombardier will retain the Mirabel assembly facility and produce the CRJ on behalf of Mitsubishi until the current order backlog is complete.<ref name=leeham20190625>{{cite news |title=Mitsubishi, Bombardier reach agreement to acquire CRJ program |url=https://leehamnews.com/2019/06/25/mitsubishi-bombardier-reach-agreement-to-acquire-crj-program/ |work=Leeham News and Analysis |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, Bombardier announced the sale agreement of its remaining [[aerostructure]] division to US company [[Spirit AeroSystems]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-m-a-spirit-aerosystems-idUSKBN27B1HV |title=Spirit cuts purchase price for Bombardier aerostructures unit as COVID-19 hits industry |date=October 26, 2020}}</ref> The division at time of sale involved component manufacture for new and after-market Bombardier group and Airbus group aircraft models, and also operated in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul. Due to how the 2020 pandemic affected the industry, the agreement was renegotiated with the sale to Spirit concluded finally in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web |first=Margaret |last=Canning |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/bombardier-becomes-spirit-aerosystems-as-the-deal-is-done-on-milestone-day-for-belfast-aerospace-firm-39686607.html |title=Bombardier becomes Spirit AeroSystems as the deal is done on milestone day for Belfast aerospace firm |newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> Bombardier's former aerostructures division purchased by Spirit consisted at time of sale of operations in [[Belfast]], UK; [[Casablanca]], Morocco; and [[Dallas]], USA.<ref name="globenewswire">{{cite press release |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/26/2114272/0/en/Bombardier-Announces-Closing-Date-Amended-Terms-for-Sale-of-Aerostructures-Business-to-Spirit-AeroSystems-Holding-Inc.html |title=Bombardier Announces Closing Date, Amended Terms for Sale of Aerostructures Business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding, Inc. |publisher=Bombardier |via=GlobeNewswire |date=October 26, 2020}}</ref>

The 2019 to 2020 aerostructures division sell-off was described at the time as supporting Bombardier's "strategic decision to reposition itself as a pure-play business aircraft company".<ref name="globenewswire"/>

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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-financial-results-airbus-c-series-1.5462182 |title=Bombardier exits the commercial plane business, sells remaining A220 stake to Airbus |work=CBC News |date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>