Editing Bombardier Aviation

{{Short description|Division of Bombardier Inc.}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Bombardier Aviation
| logo = Bombardier 2024.svg
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| predecessor = [[Canadair]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1989}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = [[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]]
| products = {{ubl | [[Challenger 300]] | [[Bombardier Challenger 600 series|Challenger 600]] | [[Bombardier Global Express|Global Express]] | [[Bombardier Global 7500|Global 7500]] }}
| parent = [[Bombardier Inc.]]
| homepage = {{url|bombardier.com/aircraft}}
| location = [[Dorval]], Quebec, Canada
}}
'''Bombardier Aviation''', a [[Division (business)|division]] of [[Bombardier Inc.]], is headquartered in [[Dorval]], Quebec, Canada. The company currently produces the [[Bombardier Global Express|Global]] and [[Bombardier Challenger 600|Challenger]] series of [[Business jet|business jets]]. 

At its peak, Bombardier operated manufacturing plants in 27 countries and employed over 70,000 workers. However, under financial pressure, it significantly reduced its workforce and divested its entire [[commercial aircraft]] portfolio including the [[Bombardier Dash 8|Q-Series]] regional turboprop, [[Bombardier CRJ|CRJ-Series]] of regional jets, and the [[Bombardier CSeries|C-Series]] narrowbody jet. 

== History ==
===Early activities===
{{See also|Bombardier Inc.#History|label 1=History of Bombardier Inc.}}
{{Recentism|section|date=August 2016}}
[[File:Montreal-Dorval Airport 1c.JPG|thumbnail|right|Main engineering building and assembly plant of Bombardier Aerospace at [[Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport]]]]
[[File:David Coleal, Media luncheon, EBACE 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (BL7C0466).jpg|thumb|upright|David Coleal, former President for Business Aircraft]]
Bombadier acquired the [[state corporation|state-owned]] [[Canadair]] from the [[government of Canada]] in 1986 and restored it to profitability.  Canadair had been [[nationalization|nationalized]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=0_0&lang=en&file=%2Fen%2F0_0%2F0_0_1_6_2.html |title=Inc. – Bombardier – Home |publisher=Bombardier |date=25 February 2011 |access-date=14 March 2020 |archive-date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515103140/http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=0_0&lang=en&file=%2Fen%2F0_0%2F0_0_1_6_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1989, Bombardier acquired the near-bankrupt [[Short Brothers]] aircraft manufacturing company in [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland. This was followed in 1990 by the acquisition of the bankrupt American company [[Learjet]], a manufacturer of [[business jet]]s headquartered in [[Wichita, Kansas]]. A third major aircraft manufacturer acquisition was the money-losing [[Boeing]] subsidiary, [[de Havilland Canada|de Havilland Aircraft of Canada]] based in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], acquired in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=0_0&lang=en&file=/en/0_0/0_0_1_6_2.html |title=Inc. – Bombardier – Home |publisher=Bombardier |date=25 February 2011 |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515103140/http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=0_0&lang=en&file=%2Fen%2F0_0%2F0_0_1_6_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{better source|date=January 2025}} Canadair, Learjet and Short Brothers cost US$ 215 million to acquire and produced revenues{{clarify|reason=what profit or losses were they producing in those years.  Revenue is a poor metric of business performance.|date=February 2025}} of US$1.3 billion in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farnsworth |first=Clyde H. |date=1991-12-28 |title=Bombardier Returns to Earth |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/28/business/company-news-bombardier-returns-to-earth.html |access-date=2023-05-31 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531205853/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/28/business/company-news-bombardier-returns-to-earth.html |url-status=live }}</ref>&nbsp;The sales of Canadair commuter jets and airborne surveillance systems, Learjet business aircraft and Short Brothers [[Short C-23 Sherpa|C-23 Sherpa]] cargo planes were growing at that time.

The aerospace{{which|date=February 2025}}<!-- there are many aerospace companies --> company accounted for over half of Bombardier Inc.'s revenue.{{when|date=June 2019}} By the start of the 2010s, its most popular aircraft included its [[Bombardier Dash 8|Dash 8 Series 400]], [[Bombardier CRJ200|CRJ100/200/440]], and [[Bombardier CRJ700|CRJ700/900/1000]] lines of [[regional airliner]]s although the company was devoting most of its Research and Development budget to the newer [[Bombardier CSeries|CSeries]]. It also manufactured the [[Bombardier 415]] amphibious water-bomber (in Dorval and North Bay), and the [[Bombardier Global Express|Global Express]] and the [[Bombardier Challenger 600|Challenger]] lines of business jets.

The CSeries, which Bombardier offered in several size versions, initially{{when|date=February 2025}} competed with the [[Airbus A318]] and [[Airbus A319]]; the [[Boeing 737 Next Generation]] 737-600 and 737-700 models; and the [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer 195]]. Bombardier claimed the CSeries would burn 20% less fuel per trip than these competitors,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/business/worldbusiness/14air.html|title=A New Bombardier Jet Draws Only Tepid Demand|first=Micheline|last=Maynard|date=14 July 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-date=19 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619122224/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/business/worldbusiness/14air.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which would make it still about 8% more fuel efficient than the [[Boeing 737 MAX]], which was introduced in 2017.

In 2008, the launch customer for the CSeries, [[Lufthansa]], signed a [[letter of intent]] for up to 60 aircraft and 30 [[Option (aircraft purchasing)|options]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Farnborough, U.K. Aerospace |url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d800326db |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717031740/http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d800326db |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2008 |title=Press Release |publisher=Bombardier.com |date=13 July 2008 }}</ref> The Montreal manufacturing complex was redeveloped by Ghafari Associates{{when|date=January 2025}} to incorporate [[lean manufacturing]] for the CSeries.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/bombardier-awards-contract-ghafari-redevelop-cseries-aircraft-manuf | title = Bombardier awards contract to Ghafari to redevelop CSeries Aircraft Manufacturing Complex | publisher = ATW Online | date = 16 August 2010 | access-date = 16 August 2010 | archive-date = 21 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100614/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/bombardier-awards-contract-ghafari-redevelop-cseries-aircraft-manuf | url-status = live }}</ref>

===2010–2016===
On 24 March 2011, Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China ([[Comac|COMAC]]) and Bombardier Inc. signed a framework agreement for a long-term strategic cooperation on commercial aircraft. The intention was to break the near-[[duopoly]] of [[Competition between Airbus and Boeing|Airbus and Boeing]].<ref>{{cite press release | title=COMAC and Bombardier Sign Strategic Agreement on Commercial Aircraft | url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d80167ce7 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324100903/http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d80167ce7 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 March 2012 | publisher=Bombardier | date=24 March 2011 | access-date=25 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | first=Jon | last=Ostrower | title=Many questions surround Bombardier/Comac partnership | url=http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/04/news-analysis-the-many-questio.html | website=Flight Global | date=1 April 2011 | access-date=25 June 2011 | archive-date=6 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406100536/http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/04/news-analysis-the-many-questio.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Aircraft covered by the programme included the Bombardier CRJ-series, CSeries and Q-series; and the [[Comac ARJ21]] and [[Comac C919]].{{Update inline|reason=How long did the partnership last and when did it terminate?|date=June 2019}} In January 2012, the firm began manufacturing simple structures, such as flight controls for the CRJ series, from its first facility in Africa, near Casablanca, Morocco. On 30 September 2013, it broke ground on its permanent facility, due to open late 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bombardier-aerospace_20130930_bombardieraerospacebreaksgroundonn.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423042720/http://www.bombardier.com/en/media-centre/newsList/details.bombardier-aerospace_20130930_bombardieraerospacebreaksgroundonn.html|url-status=dead|title=Bombardier Aerospace Breaks Ground on New Moroccan Manufacturing Facility |publisher=Bombardier|archive-date=23 April 2014 }}</ref> In October, a joint development deal between Bombardier and a South Korean consortium consisting of [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] and [[Korean Air Lines]] was revealed, to develop a 90-seater turboprop regional airliner, targeting a 2019 launch date.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= The Wall Street Journal |url= https://www.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121008-700453.html |title= South Korea Consortium in Talks With Bombardier About Developing Passenger Plane -Source |author= Choi Kyong-Ae |date= 8 October 2012 |access-date= 10 October 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In November 2012, Bombardier signed the largest deal in its history with Swiss business jet operator [[VistaJet Holding SA|VistaJet]] for 56 Global series jets for a total value of $3.1 billion, including an option for an additional 86 jets, for a total transaction value of $7.8 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marowits|first=Ross|date=2012-11-27|title=VistaJet orders up to 142 Bombardier jets in potential $7.8B deal|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/vistajet-orders-up-to-142-bombardier-jets-in-potential-7-8b-deal-1.1055421|access-date=2020-07-19|website=CTVNews|language=en|archive-date=16 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416184748/https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/vistajet-orders-up-to-142-bombardier-jets-in-potential-7-8b-deal-1.1055421|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2013, Canada's Porter Airlines placed a conditional order for 12 CSeries aircraft, with options for another 18;<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.43556-porter-airlines-signs-purchase-agreement-for-up-to-30-bombardier-cs100-aircraft-becomes-cseries-aircrafts-canadian-launch-customer.bombardiercom.html |title=Porter Airlines Signs Purchase Agreement for up to 30 Bombardier CS100 Aircraft; Becomes CSeries Aircraft's Canadian Launch Customer |publisher=Bombardier Aerospce |date=10 April 2013 |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219082505/http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.43556-porter-airlines-signs-purchase-agreement-for-up-to-30-bombardier-cs100-aircraft-becomes-cseries-aircrafts-canadian-launch-customer.bombardiercom.html |url-status=live }}</ref> this was conditional on jets being allowed to use [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport]] off downtown Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/11/03/porter-wants-airport-studies-completed-despite-liberal-win.html|title=Porter wants airport studies completed, despite Liberal win|first=Vanessa|last=Lu|date=3 November 2015|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411091844/https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/11/03/porter-wants-airport-studies-completed-despite-liberal-win.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the Canadian Government announced that it would not approve the marine expansion of the runway required for the use of jets at the airport and the proposal was shelved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Politics This Morning: Feds should reconsider Billy Bishop airport expansion, say Tories |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2016/03/08/politics-this-morning-feds-should-reconsider-billy-bishop-airport-expansion-say-tories/222118/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=The Hill Times |language=en-CA |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607031857/https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2016/03/08/politics-this-morning-feds-should-reconsider-billy-bishop-airport-expansion-say-tories/222118/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2014, 1,700 employees were cut from Bombardier Aerospace due to a 19 percent drop in orders in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-jobs-idUSBREA0K17A20140121 |title=Bombardier cuts 1,700 jobs to save cash after jet delays |author=Susan Taylor |website=[[Reuters]] |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=30 June 2017 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192703/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/21/us-bombardier-jobs-idUSBREA0K17A20140121 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July of that year, Bombardier reorganized itself in response to underperformance; President Guy Hachey retired and Bombardier Aerospace was split into three divisions: business aircraft; commercial aircraft and aerostructures; and engineering services, while 1,800 jobs were cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2014/07/26/bombardiers-aerospace-restructuring-takes-a-page-from-train-division/|title=Bombardier's aerospace restructuring takes a page from train division|author=Kristine Owram|work=Financial Post |date=26 July 2014|access-date=22 August 2014|archive-date=7 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207124531/http://business.financialpost.com/2014/07/26/bombardiers-aerospace-restructuring-takes-a-page-from-train-division/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its 2014-year end statement, Bombardier Aerospace reported its employee count had reduced by 3,700, delivered 290 aircraft and held orders for 282 more; and also claimed "strong long-term potential".<ref name="ir.bombardier.com">{{cite web | url=https://ir.bombardier.com/var/data/gallery/document/21/49/11/25/14/Bombardier-MDA-Fiscal-Year-2014-en2.pdf | title=Bombardier Inc. management's discussion and analysis - For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 | publisher=Bombardier | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=11 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205114/https://ir.bombardier.com/var/data/gallery/document/21/49/11/25/14/Bombardier-MDA-Fiscal-Year-2014-en2.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> On 29 October 2015, Bombardier announced a US$4.9-billion third-quarter loss and $3.2 billion writedown on the CSeries.<ref name="business.financialpost.com">{{cite news |last=Owram |first=Kristine |url=http://business.financialpost.com/investing/global-investor/bombardier-inc-to-get-1-billion-from-quebec-government-to-rescue-troubled-cseries |title=Bombardier Inc to get US$1 billion from Quebec government to rescue troubled CSeries |date=28 October 2015 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411095102/https://business.financialpost.com/investing/global-investor/bombardier-inc-to-get-1-billion-from-quebec-government-to-rescue-troubled-cseries |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="theglobeandmail.com">{{cite news |last1=Perreaux |first1=Les |last2=Chase |first2=Steven |last3=Van Praet |first3=Nicolas |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-to-decide-on-financial-assistance-for-bombardier/article27030710/ |title=Quebec makes high-risk bet with $1-billion Bombardier investment |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=29 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234012/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-to-decide-on-financial-assistance-for-bombardier/article27030710/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also cancelled its Learjet 85 program, taking another US$1.2-billion writedown and cancelling 64 outstanding orders.<ref name="business.financialpost.com"/> The firm's debt reached approximately $9 billion, largely due to the CSeries, which had not recorded a single firm order since September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN0SS1YQ20151103|title=Bombardier sees new Global business jets in service by 2018|author=Rocha, Euan|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126033836/http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN0SS1YQ20151103|archive-date=November 26, 2015}}</ref> Bombardier shares fell 17.4 per cent on that day.<ref name="business.financialpost.com"/> By 21 December 2015, the firm had 243 firm orders for the CSeries; a US$2.5 billion cash infusion – $1 billion from the provincial government plus a $1.5 billion investment from the ''Caisse de dépôts et placements du Québec'' – was keeping the parent company adequately funded.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lu |first=Vanessa |date=24 November 2015 |title=We're being selective, Bombardier says of CSeries customers |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/11/24/were-being-selective-bombardier-says-of-cseries-customers.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |archive-date=11 April 2023 |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411091844/https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/11/24/were-being-selective-bombardier-says-of-cseries-customers.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 17 February 2016, Bombardier announced its 2015 profits were $138 million before taking a $5.4 billion write-down;<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Plane truths|url = https://www.economist.com/news/business/21693188-wounded-canadian-planemaker-announces-big-losses-and-job-cuts-bombardier-course|newspaper = The Economist|access-date = 19 February 2016|issn = 0013-0613|archive-date = 18 June 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190618090522/http://www.economist.com/news/business/21693188-wounded-canadian-planemaker-announces-big-losses-and-job-cuts-bombardier-course|url-status = live}}</ref> it also announced 7,000 jobs would be cut.<ref name=":0"/> After a long and expensive development, costing US$5.4 billion to date, including a US$3.2 billion writeoff, the small (110–125 seat) CS100 version of the CSeries received initial type certification from Transport Canada on 18 December 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lu |first=Vanessa |date=18 December 2015 |title=Bombardier's CSeries jet certified for commercial service |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/12/18/bombardiers-cseries-jet-certified-for-commercial-service.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario |archive-date=19 December 2015 |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219115302/http://www.thestar.com/business/2015/12/18/bombardiers-cseries-jet-certified-for-commercial-service.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time, the company had 243 firm orders and letters of intent and commitment for another 360.<ref name="Tomesco">{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-21/bombardier-sees-aggressive-c-series-pricing-amid-order-drought |title=Bombardier Sees 'Aggressive' C Series Pricing Amid Drought |last=Tomesco |first=Frederic |date=21 December 2015 |website=BloombergBusiness |publisher=Bloomberg LP |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219082459/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-21/bombardier-sees-aggressive-c-series-pricing-amid-order-drought |url-status=live }}</ref> Most orders were for the CS300 model. The first CS100 was expected to be flying by mid-2016 in [[Lufthansa]] colours.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-cseries-friday-1.3371265 |title=Bombardier receives CSeries certification from Transport Canada |date=18 December 2015 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218213523/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-cseries-friday-1.3371265 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Certification is a great thing, but 2016 is going to be critical for orders," analyst Chris Murray, a
Managing Director with Alta Corp, told Bloomberg Business.<ref name="Tomesco"/> Fred Cromer, president of Bombardier's commercial aircraft unit, hinted on 21 December 2015 that price cuts or other incentives may be offered to bolster sales (list price for the CS100 was US$71.8 million and for the CS300 US$82 million).<ref name="Tomesco"/>

Intending to boost profit margins, Bombardier announced on 12 January 2016 that it would cancel deals with third party sales agent Tag Aeronautics, as well as cancelling 24 firm and 30 optional orders, aiming to later resell these aircraft without a sales agency fee.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Praet |first=Nicolas |date=13 January 2016 |title=Bombardier Ending Sales Contract with Tag Aeronautics |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bombardier-ending-sales-contract-with-tag-aeronautics/article28141297/ |newspaper=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, Ontario |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131170736/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bombardier-ending-sales-contract-with-tag-aeronautics/article28141297/ |archive-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The CSeries was adversely hit by production delays and stiff competition in 2016. On 20 January, United Continental Holdings Inc. announced that it had ordered 40 Boeing 737-700s instead.<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Praet |first=Nicolas |date=21 January 2016 |title=Bombardier snubbed as United to buy 40 Boeing jets |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/united-to-buy-40-boeing-jets-in-blow-to-bombardier-c-series/article28306016/ |newspaper=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, Ontario |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131140424/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/united-to-buy-40-boeing-jets-in-blow-to-bombardier-c-series/article28306016/ |archive-date=31 January 2016 }}</ref> Air Canada announced it would buy up to 75 CS300s, a larger variant, on 17 February 2016; prior to this, there had been no CSeries orders since 2014.<ref name=":0"/> The CSeries program was forecast to have positive cash flow after delivering approximately 200 aircraft.<ref name=":0"/> David Tyerman, an analyst with [[Canaccord Genuity]], commented on the difficulty of winning orders and questioned how profitable the next CSeries order will be.<ref>{{cite news |author=Bloomberg<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Boeing beats Bombardier to United airliner sale |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/01/21/boeing-beats-bombardier-to-united-airliner-sale.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario |date=21 January 2016 |archive-date=1 November 2016 |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101944/https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/01/21/boeing-beats-bombardier-to-united-airliner-sale.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Bjorn Fehrm of the aviation consulting firm Leeham Company, the first 15 CSeries built in 2016 each cost $60 million to make, but would sell for only $30 million.<ref name=":0"/>

Bombardier held negotiation with [[Delta Air Lines]], the latter placing an order in April 2016 for 75 CS100 models with an option for 50 additional aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/bombardier-cseries-boeing-delta-us-canada-trade-war-2017-9|title=Here's the Bombardier jet at the heart of a simmering trade war between the US and Canada|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131030158/http://www.businessinsider.com/bombardier-cseries-boeing-delta-us-canada-trade-war-2017-9/|url-status=live}}</ref> At full list price, the deal would total US$5.6 billion; sources claimed that Delta had received a significant discount.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-delta-1.3556661|title=Delta buying 75 Bombardier CSeries jets, with options for 50 more|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128024004/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-delta-1.3556661|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/bombardier-delta-make-c-series-deal-2016-4|title=Canada's Boeing challenger just made a blockbuster deal with Delta|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025060742/http://www.businessinsider.com/bombardier-delta-make-c-series-deal-2016-4|url-status=live}}</ref> Air Canada firmed up its tentative order for 45 CS300s with an option for another 30 in June 2016; it was reportedly valued at $3.8 billion, increasing to $6.3 billion if the option was exercised (based on the aircraft's list price). The next day, Bombardier delivered the first CSeries jet to Swiss International Air Lines, the first operator to start flying them.<ref>{{cite news |author=The Canadian Press |title=Air Canada finalizes $3.8B order for 45 Bombardier CSeries jets |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/06/28/air-canada-finalizes-38b-order-for-45-bombardier-cseries-jets.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario |date=28 June 2016 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124122940/https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/06/28/air-canada-finalizes-38b-order-for-45-bombardier-cseries-jets.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Government subsidy controversies===

==== Embraer ====
{{main|Bombardier Aerospace and Embraer S.A. government subsidy controversy}}
Brazil and Canada engaged in an international, adjudicated trade dispute over government subsidies to domestic aircraft manufacturers in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The [[World Trade Organization]] decided that Brazil ran an illegal subsidy program, Proex, benefiting Brazilian manufacturer [[Embraer]] from at least 1999–2000; and that Canada illegally subsidized its indigenous regional airliner industry.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

In late September 2017, the World Trade Organization announced that it would consider Brazil's complaint filed in February, including allegations that the Canadian government unfairly subsidized the CSeries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.financialpost.com/transportation/bombardiers-bad-week-continues-with-wto-set-to-investigate-brazils-complaint-over-subsidies |title=Bombardier's bad week continues with WTO set to investigate Brazil's complaint over subsidies |work=Financial Post |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=12 February 2018 |archive-date=6 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206084939/http://business.financialpost.com/transportation/bombardiers-bad-week-continues-with-wto-set-to-investigate-brazils-complaint-over-subsidies |url-status=live }}</ref> Embraer claimed that the subsidies are an "unsustainable practice that distorts the entire global market, harming competitors at the expense of Canadian taxpayers."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-wto-embraer-subsidies-1.4313202 |title=WTO to also probe alleged Bombardier subsidies into CSeries jets |access-date=12 February 2018 |archive-date=14 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114173426/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-wto-embraer-subsidies-1.4313202 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Boeing ====
{{Main|Cseries dumping petition by Boeing}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:Cseries dumping petition by Boeing}}}}

====2015–2017 government assistance====

On 29 October 2015, the [[Quebec]] government announced that it would invest [[United States dollar|US]]$1 billion (roughly [[Canadian dollar|CAD]]$1.3 billion) to protect jobs and the CSeries,<ref name="business.financialpost.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/bombardier-results/update-1-bombardier-posts-quarterly-loss-outlines-quebec-investment-in-cseries-idUSL3N12T3Z520151029|title=UPDATE 6-Bombardier gets Quebec investment but weak results hurt share|date=29 October 2015|publisher=Reuters|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=20 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020190911/https://www.reuters.com/article/bombardier-results/update-1-bombardier-posts-quarterly-loss-outlines-quebec-investment-in-cseries-idUSL3N12T3Z520151029|url-status=live}}</ref> the province buying a 49.5% interest in the limited partnership controlling the CSeries program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/articles/2015/11/bombardier-bailout-quebec-invest-1-billion-in-c-series-aircraft-program.html|title=Bombardier bailout: Quebec invests $1 billion in C Series aircraft program|website=intelligent-aerospace.com|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> Bombardier had reportedly asked Ottawa for a repayable loan of $350 million,<ref name="theglobeandmail.com"/> while the province expected the federal government to match its $1 billion loan in return for a near 50 percent stake in the CSeries program.<ref name="bnn.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.bnn.ca/News/2015/11/10/Trudeau-says-Bombardier-aid-needs-strong-business-case.aspx|title=Trudeau says Bombardier aid needs strong business case|website=BNN Bloomberg|date=10 November 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2022|fix-attempted=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/11/03/bombardiers-cseries-jam-a-dramatic-early-test-for-trudeau.html|title=Bombardier's CSeries jam a dramatic early test for Trudeau|first=Andy|last=Blatchford|date=3 November 2015|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022024/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/11/03/bombardiers-cseries-jam-a-dramatic-early-test-for-trudeau.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Debts from the project had forced Bombardier to raise cash and seek aid in order to stay afloat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/trudeau-bombardier-must-make-a-business-case-if-it-wants-federal-aid/|title=Trudeau: Bombardier must make a business case if it wants aid - Macleans.ca|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> Both provincial and federal contributions came via repayable loans; independent economist Mark Milke claimed it is questionable whether they would be repaid,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/11/04/bombardier-exemplifies-the-pitfalls-of-corporate-welfare-goar.html|title=Bombardier exemplifies the pitfalls of corporate welfare: Goar|first=Carol|last=Goar|date=4 November 2015|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022235/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/11/04/bombardier-exemplifies-the-pitfalls-of-corporate-welfare-goar.html|url-status=live}}</ref> calling the bailout loans "corporate welfare" in ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/quebecs-bombardier-bailout-is-not-an-investment-its-corporate-welfare/article27081111/|title=Quebec's Bombardier bailout is not an investment; it's corporate welfare|access-date=12 February 2018|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=4 November 2015|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215021854/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/quebecs-bombardier-bailout-is-not-an-investment-its-corporate-welfare/article27081111/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Days after his swearing-in, on 10 November 2015, Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] stated Bombardier must make a "strong business case" for federal aid,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bombardier-trudeau-labour-congress-1.3312410|title=Bombardier decision not based on 'emotion or politics or symbols,' Trudeau says|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=21 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121090643/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bombardier-trudeau-labour-congress-1.3312410|url-status=live}}</ref> agreeing that the firm exemplified important high-value manufacturing,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/6109755-bombardier-must-justify-help-trudeau/|title=Bombardier must justify help: Trudeau|date=11 November 2015|access-date=11 November 2015|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213135213/https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/6109755-bombardier-must-justify-help-trudeau/|url-status=live}}</ref> but stated that such aid would be shaped by Canadians' best interests, not on "emotion, politics or symbols".<ref name="bnn.ca"/> In April 2016, the federal government offered an aid package to Bombardier without disclosing the amount or conditions imposed; it reportedly rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O5OFN5SYF01V01-5BLJ02CJS13P885U0APD1JSTKL |title=Bombardier Said to Reject Aid Proposal From Canadian Government |last1=Wingrove |first1=Josh |last2=Deveau |first2=Scott |date=15 April 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |quote=A spokesman for Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, who is leading the review of Bombardier's request, declined to comment on the government offer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423121644/http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O5OFN5SYF01V01-5BLJ02CJS13P885U0APD1JSTKL |archive-date=23 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An unnamed source advised Reuters that negotiations were still underway. On 14 April 2016, Bombardier shares were at a six-month high over rumors that Delta had ordered CSeries jets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN0XC1NK?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425025418/http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN0XC1NK?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 April 2016 |title=Canada gov't in 'constructive' talks on Bombardier aid: minister |last1=Lampert |first1=Allison |last2=Ljunggren |first2=David |date=15 April 2015 |website=Reuters Canada |publisher=Thomson Reuters |quote=Federal government officials have said they do not want to imitate the structure of a separate 2015 deal the province of Quebec struck to support the CSeries, which some felt did not impose enough conditions on the company.}}</ref> The firm continued to request a $1 billion aid package from the federal government.<ref name=PleaseCanIHaveSomeMore>{{cite news |last=Lu |first=Vanessa |date=28 April 2016 |title=Despite Delta's order, Bombardier wants Ottawa's help |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/04/28/delta-places-56b-order-for-bombardier-cseries-passenger-jets.html |newspaper=The Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |archive-date=29 April 2016 |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429034842/http://www.thestar.com/business/2016/04/28/delta-places-56b-order-for-bombardier-cseries-passenger-jets.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2016, the federal government reportedly offered a $1 billion aid package (in addition to the $1 billion subsidy offered by the Government of Quebec) with the condition of Bombardier ending its dual-class share structure which enables the Bombardier and Beaudoin families to control it despite a minority ownership. According to Bloomberg, the talks reached a standstill over this condition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-13/bombardier-aid-talks-said-to-stall-on-trudeau-s-3-billion-pitch |title=Bombardier Aid Talks Stall on Trudeau's $3 Billion Pitch |last=Wingrove |first=Josh |date=13 May 2016 |website=Bloomberg News |quote="It's not our intention to change anything in this regard," Bombardier Executive Chairman Pierre Beaudoin said on 29 April, referring to the dual-class share structure. |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310050809/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-13/bombardier-aid-talks-said-to-stall-on-trudeau-s-3-billion-pitch |url-status=live }}</ref> The federal plan also recommended that the firm issue new shares to gain $1 billion in additional funding. The ''[[Toronto Star]]'' predicted that the government would bailout the firm as bankruptcy would lead to the loss of some 70,000 jobs as well as significant exports, which had totaled $34.2 billion in the previous five years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olive |first=David |date=9 July 2016 |title=Why Ottawa will spend $1B to prop up Bombardier: Olive |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/07/09/why-ottawa-will-spend-1b-to-prop-up-bombardier-olive.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |archive-date=9 July 2016 |access-date=9 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709161942/https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/07/09/why-ottawa-will-spend-1b-to-prop-up-bombardier-olive.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2016, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the aerospace sector is "critically important".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-20/bombardier-aerospace-hit-canada-s-bulls-eye-morneau-says |title=Bombardier, Aerospace Hit Canada's 'Bulls-Eye', Morneau Says |last=Wingrove |first=Josh |date=20 May 2016 |website=Bloomberg |quote=It's a highly innovative Canadian sector. It's got the potential to be a growing and important part of our economy. We're looking at how we can enhance Canada's capability to be innovative – and focusing on a place where you've already got world-leading companies and world-leading technologies makes absolute sense. |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806195341/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-20/bombardier-aerospace-hit-canada-s-bulls-eye-morneau-says |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2017, the federal government agreed to provide $372.5 million in interest-free repayable loans, to be issued in instalments over the following four years; one third was intended for the CSeries while the rest went to the Global 7000 business jet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Federal government to give $372.5M in loans to Bombardier|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bombardier-announcement-feds-1.3971263|agency=CBC News|publisher=The Canadian Press|date=7 February 2017|archive-date=27 July 2017|access-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727200144/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bombardier-announcement-feds-1.3971263|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Airbus partnership ===
{{Main|Airbus A220}}
On 16 October 2017, Bombardier and [[Airbus]] announced a partnership on the CSeries program to expand in an estimated market of more than 6,000 new 100-150 seat aircraft over 20 years; in July 2018, Airbus acquired a 50.01% majority stake in the holding company for the program, Bombardier keeping 31% and [[Investissement Québec]] 19%. Under this deal, the CSeries is now marketed as the [[Airbus A220]]. Access to Airbus's [[supply chain]] expertise was intended to save production costs while the headquarters and primary [[assembly line]] remain in Québec, with a second assembly line at the [[Airbus Mobile]] factory in Alabama, US. Airbus did not pay for its share, nor did it assume any debt.<ref name=AvWeek16Oct2017>{{cite web|url = https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Airbus-to-Revive-C-Series-229790-1.html|title = Airbus To Revive C-Series|last = Rapoport|first = Geoff|work = AVweb|date = 17 October 2017|access-date = 27 July 2018|archive-date = 18 July 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180718203147/https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Airbus-to-Revive-C-Series-229790-1.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> Airbus insisted that it had no plan to buy Bombardier's stake in the program, remaining strategic partners after 2025; clauses allowed it to buy out Quebec's share in 2023 and Bombardier's seven years after the deal closes, though production is required to remain in Quebec until at least 2041.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airbus CEO expects to sell 'thousands' of C Series aircraft |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/airbus-enders-cseries-bombardier-1.4363895 |publisher=CBC |date=20 October 2017 |access-date=27 July 2018 |archive-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102094407/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/airbus-enders-cseries-bombardier-1.4363895 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marowits|first1=Ross|title=Airbus, Bombardier plan for long C Series partnership despite take-out clause|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/airbus-ceo-says-expects-to-sell-thousands-of-bombardiers-cseries-jets/article36674889/|work=The Globe and Mail|date=20 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020133914/https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/airbus-ceo-says-expects-to-sell-thousands-of-bombardiers-cseries-jets/article36674889/|archive-date=20 October 2017}}</ref> Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare said the deal would raise sales: "It brings certainty to the future of the program so it increases the level of confidence that the aircraft is there to stay. Combining the CSeries with Airbus's global scale ... will take the CSeries program to new heights".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/10/16/bombardier-looking-to-sell-q400-business-report.html|title=European giant Airbus to buy majority stake in Bombardier's CSeries program|first=Ross|last=Marowits|date=16 October 2017|work=The Toronto Star|agency=The Canadian Press|access-date=17 October 2017|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017141403/https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/10/16/bombardier-looking-to-sell-q400-business-report.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Divestment ===

On 8 November 2018, [[Viking Air]] parent Longview Aviation Capital Corp. acquired the Q400 program and the de Havilland brand from Bombardier.<ref name="Longview-20181108">{{cite press release |url= https://www.lvav.ca/sites/lvav.ca/files/docs/longview_dash_8_news_release_november_8_-_final.pdf |title= Longview Aviation Capital Corp. Acquires Dash 8 Program from Bombardier Inc. |publisher= Longview Aviation Capital Corp. |date= 8 November 2018 |access-date= 11 December 2018 |archive-date= 16 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131652/https://www.lvav.ca/sites/lvav.ca/files/docs/longview_dash_8_news_release_november_8_-_final.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> Viking had already bought the discontinued de Havilland Canada aircraft [[type certificate]]s in 2006.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/viking-acquires-type-certificates-de-havilland-canada-heritage-aircraft-from-bombardier-581493.htm |title= Viking Acquires Type Certificates for de Havilland Canada Heritage Aircraft from Bombardier |date= 23 February 2006 |author= Viking Air Limited |access-date= 11 December 2018 |archive-date= 16 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131730/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/viking-acquires-type-certificates-de-havilland-canada-heritage-aircraft-from-bombardier-581493.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> At that point, Q400 sales were lower than rival [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2018/11/08/bombardier-selling-q400-turboprop-line-cutting-5000-jobs-as-it-moves-to-strengthen-balance-sheet/#5ac1b8a91736 |title= Bombardier Sells Aging Q400 Turboprop Line, Cutting 5,000 Jobs As It Sharpens Focus on Business Jets |first= Jeremy |last= Bogaisky |work= Forbes |date= 8 November 2018 |archive-date= 14 April 2021 |access-date= 9 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210414232209/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2018/11/08/bombardier-selling-q400-turboprop-line-cutting-5000-jobs-as-it-moves-to-strengthen-balance-sheet/#5ac1b8a91736 |url-status= live }}</ref> Bombardier announced the sale was for $300 million and expected $250 million annual savings.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-to-sell-q400-programme-453463/ |title= Bombardier to sell Q400 programme |date= 8 November 2018 |work= Flightglobal |archive-date= 16 November 2018 |access-date= 9 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116060232/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-to-sell-q400-programme-453463/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The Q400 deal closed on 3 June 2019; the new holding company, [[De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited]], inherited an order book of 51 Q400s.<ref name="flightglobal-20190603">{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=Longview completes Dash 8 buy and forms De Havilland Aircraft |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/longview-completes-dash-8-buy-and-forms-de-havilland-458670/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=3 June 2019 |archive-date=4 June 2019 |access-date=4 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604070843/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/longview-completes-dash-8-buy-and-forms-de-havilland-458670/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in late 2018, Bombardier sold its [[business jet]] training program to [[CAE Inc.]] for $645 million and announced 5,000 job cuts over 18 months across its 70,000 employees worldwide: 500 in Ontario, 2,500 in Quebec and 2,000 outside Canada.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-cutting-5000-jobs-q-series-1.4896753 |title= Bombardier cutting 5,000 jobs, selling Q Series aircraft |work= CBC News |date= 8 November 2018 |archive-date= 8 November 2018 |access-date= 9 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181108164233/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-cutting-5000-jobs-q-series-1.4896753 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Bombardier shifted focus from commercial to business aircraft,<ref name="flightglobal-20181108">{{cite news |title=Bombardier shifts focus away from commercial aircraft |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-shifts-focus-away-from-commercial-aircraf-453473/ |access-date=9 November 2018 |work=Flightglobal.com |date=8 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116054507/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-shifts-focus-away-from-commercial-aircraf-453473/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="flightglobal-20190603" /> anticipating business jet shipments to increase from 135 in 2018 to 150-155 in 2019,<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-12-07/bombardier-preps-7500-delivery-coming-days |title= Bombardier Preps For 7500 Delivery 'In Coming Days' |author= Kerry Lynch |date= 7 December 2018 |work= AIN online |archive-date= 11 December 2018 |access-date= 10 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010322/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-12-07/bombardier-preps-7500-delivery-coming-days |url-status= live }}</ref> and forecast [[revenues]] of $16.5 billion in 2018, rising to over $20 billion in 2020 with a [[free cash flow]] of $0.75-1 billion, mostly via the large [[Global 7500]].<!--<ref name=AvWeek11dec2018>--> Business Aircraft revenues were expected to increase from $5 billion for 2018 to $6.25 billion in 2019 and $8.5 billion in 2020 with 180 deliveries, including [[Aftermarket (merchandise)|aftermarket]] within the 4,700 fleet doubling from the 28% captured in 2015.<!--<ref name=AvWeek11dec2018>--> Aerostructures & Engineering Services were expected to grow from $2 billion in 2018 to $2.25 billion in 2020.<!--<ref name=AvWeek11dec2018>--> Airliner revenues were expected to shrink from $1.7 billion to $1.4 billion in 2019, halving losses to $125 million, with deliveries flat at 35 CRJs and Q400s; it was to be profitable with [[Bombardier CRJ700 series|CRJ]]s only in 2020.<ref name=AvWeek11dec2018>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/bombardier-focus-high-end-business-jets-and-aerostructures |title= Bombardier To Focus on High-End Business Jets And Aerostructures |date= 11 December 2018 |author= Graham Warwick |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}}</ref>

On 2 May 2019, Bombardier's aerospace division was renamed ''Bombardier Aviation'' following the divestment of the CSeries and Q400 programmes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buyck |first1=Cathy |title=Bombardier Moves To Consolidate Aerostructures Activities |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2019-05-02/bombardier-moves-consolidate-aerostructures-activities |work=Aviation International News |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2024 |access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420044752/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2019-05-02/bombardier-moves-consolidate-aerostructures-activities |url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 June 2019, Bombardier agreed with [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] to sell the CRJ program, 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 |access-date=25 June 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826200535/https://www.mhi.com/news/story/190625.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mitsubishi will gain Bombardier's global expertise in terms of engineering, certification, customer relations and support, boosting its [[Mitsubishi SpaceJet|SpaceJet (formerly MRJ)]] programme and enabling its production in North America.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=ANALYSIS: How the CRJ could save the MRJ |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-the-crj-could-save-the-mrj-458742/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=6 June 2019 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621194925/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-the-crj-could-save-the-mrj-458742/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The deal includes two service centres in Canada and two in the US, as well as the CRJ's type certificates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chua |first1=Alfred |title=Mitsubishi eager to tap into CRJ expertise |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mitsubishi-eager-to-tap-into-crj-expertise-459309/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=26 June 2019 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |access-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629041251/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mitsubishi-eager-to-tap-into-crj-expertise-459309/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bombardier retains 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 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |access-date=25 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205544/https://leehamnews.com/2019/06/25/mitsubishi-bombardier-reach-agreement-to-acquire-crj-program/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In early May 2020, Mitsubishi confirmed that all conditions had been met. The transaction closed on 1 June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=Mitsubishi to close CRJ purchase on 1 June |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/mitsubishi-to-close-crj-purchase-on-1-june/138259.article |work=Flight Global |date=7 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=14 May 2020 |access-date=7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514191441/https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/mitsubishi-to-close-crj-purchase-on-1-june/138259.article |url-status=live }}</ref> Bombardier's CRJ-related service and support activities were transferred to a new Montreal-based company, MHI RJ Aviation Group.<ref name="mhidealclosed">{{cite press release |title=Bombardier Concludes Sale of the CRJ Series Regional Jet Program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20200601-bombardier-concludes-sale-of-the-crj-series-region.bombardiercom.html |publisher=Bombardier |language=en |date=1 June 2020 |access-date=2 June 2020 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123165148/https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20200601-bombardier-concludes-sale-of-the-crj-series-region.bombardiercom.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=Mitsubishi closes CRJ acquisition despite SpaceJet uncertainty |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/mitsubishi-closes-crj-acquisition-despite-spacejet-uncertainty/138629.article |work=Flight Global |date=1 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=7 June 2022 |access-date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607152426/https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/mitsubishi-closes-crj-acquisition-despite-spacejet-uncertainty/138629.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 31 October 2019, Bombardier announced the sale of its aerostructures activities and aftermarket services operations in Northern Ireland and [[Morocco]], and its aerostructures maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in [[Dallas]], to [[Spirit AeroSystems]]. The sale was expected to close in the first half of 2020 subject to regulatory approval.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Bombardier Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Aerostructures Business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding, Inc. |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20191031-bombardier-announces-definitive-agreement-to-sell-.bombardiercom.html |publisher=Bombardier |language=en |date=31 October 2019 |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923134418/https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20191031-bombardier-announces-definitive-agreement-to-sell-.bombardiercom.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2020 Spirit said "there can be no assurances" that conditions would be met by the 31 October deadline.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=Spirit predicts Asco purchase will terminate, describes Bombardier buy as uncertain |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/spirit-predicts-asco-purchase-will-terminate-describes-bombardier-buy-as-uncertain/140268.article |work=Flight Global |date=22 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> A last-minute amendment reduced the amount of the cash consideration and adjusted the overall valuation, enabling the parties to set a closing date of 30 October.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Bombardier Announces Closing Date, Amended Terms for Sale of Aerostructures Business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding, Inc. - Bombardier |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20201026-bombardier-announces-closing-date--amended-terms-f.bombardiercom.html |publisher=Bombardier |date=26 October 2020 |language=en |access-date=26 October 2020 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031211401/https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.binc-20201026-bombardier-announces-closing-date--amended-terms-f.bombardiercom.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Bombardier and Spirit AeroSystems Amend Terms of Purchase Agreement, Reduce Net Proceeds Purchase Price to $275 Million and Expect to Close on Oct. 30, 2020 |url=http://investor.spiritaero.com/news-presentations/news-details/2020/Bombardier-and-Spirit-AeroSystems-Amend-Terms-of-Purchase-Agreement-Reduce-Net-Proceeds-Purchase-Price-to-275-Million-and-Expect-to-Close-on-Oct.-30-2020/default.aspx |publisher=Spirit Aerosystems |date=26 October 2020 |access-date=26 October 2020 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414232224/http://investor.spiritaero.com/news-presentations/news-details/2020/Bombardier-and-Spirit-AeroSystems-Amend-Terms-of-Purchase-Agreement-Reduce-Net-Proceeds-Purchase-Price-to-275-Million-and-Expect-to-Close-on-Oct.-30-2020/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 12 February 2020, Bombardier sold its share in Airbus Canada Limited Partnership, the holding company for the A220 programme, for $591 million; Airbus now has a 75% share, with the remaining 25% owned by Investissement Québec.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Airbus takes 75% of A220 programme as Bombardier exits |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/airbus-takes-75-of-a220-programme-as-bombardier-exits/136722.article |work=Flight Global |date=13 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 October 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026020503/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/airbus-takes-75-of-a220-programme-as-bombardier-exits/136722.article |url-status=live }}</ref> This sale marked Bombardier's "strategic exit" from the commercial aviation sector.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Airbus and the Government of Québec become sole owners of the A220 Programme as Bombardier completes its strategic exit from Commercial Aviation |url=https://ir.bombardier.com/en/press-releases/press-releases/86019-airbus-and-the-government-of-quebec-become-sole-owners-of-the-a220-programme-as-bombardier-completes-its-strategic-exit-from-commercial-aviation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213094124/https://ir.bombardier.com/en/press-releases/press-releases/86019-airbus-and-the-government-of-quebec-become-sole-owners-of-the-a220-programme-as-bombardier-completes-its-strategic-exit-from-commercial-aviation |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2020 |publisher=Bombardier Inc. |access-date=13 February 2020 }}</ref>

Despite rumours that its business jet activities might be sold to [[Textron]], parent company of [[Cessna]], [[Beechcraft]] and [[Bell Helicopters]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNish |first1=Jacquie |last2=Lombardo |first2=Cara |title=Bombardier in Talks to Sell Business-Jet Unit to Textron |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bombardier-in-talks-to-sell-business-jet-unit-to-textron-11580835712 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=4 February 2020 |archive-date=5 February 2020 |access-date=5 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205112745/https://www.wsj.com/articles/bombardier-in-talks-to-sell-business-jet-unit-to-textron-11580835712 |url-status=live }}</ref> on 17 February it emerged that Bombardier had instead agreed to sell [[Bombardier Transportation|its rail division]] to [[Alstom]] and would focus exclusively on business aviation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarsfield |first1=Kate |title=Bombardier sells rail division to focus on business aviation |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/bombardier-sells-rail-division-to-focus-on-business-aviation/136801.article |work=Flight Global |date=18 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=18 February 2020 |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218144546/https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/bombardier-sells-rail-division-to-focus-on-business-aviation/136801.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Aircraft ==

=== Current ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Aircraft
!Type
!{{abbr|Start|of Production}}
!Notes
|-
|[[Challenger 300]]
|Business jet
|2004
|350 variant
|-
|[[Bombardier Challenger 600 series|Challenger 600]]
|Business jet
|1980
|650 variant
|-
|[[Bombardier Global Express|Global Express]]
|Business jet
|1998
|5500/6500 variants
|-
|[[Bombardier Global 7500|Global 7500]]
|Business jet
|2018
|7500/8000 variants
|}

=== Divested ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Aircraft
!Type
!{{abbr|Start|of Production}}
!Current owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A220]]
|Narrow-body jet
|2012
|[[Airbus]]
|Formerly known as the Bombardier C-Series
|-
|[[Bombardier CRJ700 series|CRJ700 series]]
|Regional jet
|1999
|[[Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation|Mitsubishi Aircraft]]
|Production ended
|-
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]]
|Regional turboprop
|1983
|[[De Havilland Canada]]
|Formerly known as the Bombardier Q-Series
|}

=== Out of production ===
*Production ended at Bombardier, instead of after divestment
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Aircraft
!Type
!{{abbr|Start|of Production}}
!{{abbr|End|of Production}}
!Notes
|-
|[[Learjet 35]]
|Business jet
|1973
|1994
|Produced under Bombardier after 1990
|-
|[[Short 330]]
|Regional turboprop
|1974
|1992
|Produced under Bombardier after 1989
Type design since sold to De Havilland Canada/Viking Air
|-
|[[Learjet 55]]
|Business jet
|1979
|1987
|Last produced under ownership by Integrated Acquisition
|-
|[[Short 360]]
|Regional turboprop
|1981
|1991
|Produced under Bombardier after 1989
Type design since sold to De Havilland Canada/Viking Air
|-
|[[Short Tucano]]
|Military Trainer
|1986
|1995
|Produced under Bombardier after 1989
|-
|[[Bombardier CRJ100/200|CRJ100/200]] series
|Regional jet
|1991
|2006
|The -440 model is the same airframe as the -200 but certified for maximum of 44 pax.
|-
|[[Learjet 60]]
|Regional jet
|1991
|2012
|
|-
|[[Canadair CL-415]]
|Aerial firefighting
|1993
|2015
|
Type design since sold to De Havilland Canada, to be succeeded by the DHC-515.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dehavilland.com/en/news/posts/de-havilland-aircraft-of-canada-limited-launches-dhc-515-firefighter | title=News Release &#124; de Havilland | date=31 March 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Learjet 45]]
|Business Jet
|1995
|2012
|
|-
|[[CL-327]]
|UAV prototype
|1996
|1996
|
|-
|[[Learjet 40]]
|Business jet
|2002
|2013
|
|-
|[[Bombardier Challenger 850|Challenger 850]]
|Business jet
|2006
|2015
|Business jet interior cabin configuration of CRJ100/200 (CL-600-2B19) airframe.
|-
|[[Learjet 70/75]]
|Business jet
|2013
| 2021<ref name="CBC11Feb21">{{cite web|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-cuts-jobs-ends-learjet-production-1.5909993|title= Bombardier lays off another 1,600 people, scraps Learjet program|access-date= 11 February 2021|last= Evans|first= Pete|work= [[CBC News]]|date= 11 February 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210211141242/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-cuts-jobs-ends-learjet-production-1.5909993|archive-date= 11 February 2021|url-status= live}}</ref>
| 
|-
|[[Learjet 85]]
|Business jet
|2014
|2014
|Project cancelled after 2 prototypes built
|}
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Challenger 600 based aircraft
! Model<br/>(engine) !! Prod. !! Max.<br/>{{abbr|pax|passengers}}
! data-sort-type="number" | Length !! data-sort-type="number" | Wingspan !! data-sort-type="number" | Wing area
! data-sort-type="number" | MTOW !! data-sort-type="number" | Empty !! data-sort-type="number" | Max.<br/>fuel !! data-sort-type="number" | Max.<br/>PL
! data-sort-type="number" | Unit<br/>thrust !! data-sort-type="number" | Range
|-
| [[Challenger 650]]<br/>(2× CF34-3B) || 1978<br/>present || 19
| 20.9 m<br/>68&nbsp;ft 5 in || 19.6 m<br/>64&nbsp;ft 4 in || 45.4 m<sup>2</sup><br/>489&nbsp;ft<sup>2</sup>
| 21.86 t<br/>48,200&nbsp;lb || 12.32 t<br/>27,150&nbsp;lb || 9.07 t<br/>20,000&nbsp;lb || 2.2 t<br/>4,850&nbsp;lb
| 41&nbsp;kN<br/>9,220&nbsp;lbf || 7,408&nbsp;km<br/>4,000&nbsp;nm
|-
| [[CRJ100]]/200<br/>(2× CF34-3){{efn|name=C850|[[Challenger 850]]: 19 max pax, 8,289&nbsp;kg/18,274 lb max fuel, 5,206&nbsp;km/2,811 nmi range}}
 || 1991<br/>2006 || 50{{efn|name=C850}}
| 26.77 m<br/>87&nbsp;ft 10 in || 21.21 m<br/>69&nbsp;ft 7 in || 48.35 m<sup>2</sup><br/>520.4&nbsp;ft<sup>2</sup>
| 24.04 t<br/>53,000&nbsp;lb || 13.84 t<br/>30,500&nbsp;lb || 6.49 t<br/>14,305&nbsp;lb{{efn|name=C850}} || 6.12 t<br/>13,500&nbsp;lb
| 38.84&nbsp;kN<br/>8,729&nbsp;lbf || 3,148&nbsp;km<br/>1,700&nbsp;nm{{efn|name=C850}}
|-
| [[Global 6000]]/[[Global 6500]]<br/>(2× BR710/Pearl) || 1996<br/>present || 13–17
| 30.3 m<br/>99&nbsp;ft 5 in || rowspan=2 | 28.7 m<br/>94&nbsp;ft 0 in || rowspan=2 | 94.8 m<sup>2</sup><br/>1,021&nbsp;ft<sup>2</sup>
| 45.13 t<br/>99,500&nbsp;lb || 23.69 t<br/>52,230&nbsp;lb || 20.43 t<br/>45,050&nbsp;lb || 2.62 t<br/>5,770&nbsp;lb
| 65.6/67.3&nbsp;kN<br/>14,750/15,125&nbsp;lbf || 11,112/12,223&nbsp;km<br/>6,000/6,600&nbsp;nm
|-
| [[Global 5000]]/5500<br/>(2× BR710/Pearl) || 2003<br/>present || 13–16
| 29.5 m<br/>96&nbsp;ft 10 in
| 41.96&nbsp;kg<br/>92,500&nbsp;lb || 23.07 t<br/>50,861&nbsp;lb || 17.80 t<br/>39,250&nbsp;lb || 3.24 t<br/>7,139&nbsp;lb
| 65.6/67.3&nbsp;kN<br/>14,750/15,125&nbsp;lbf || 9,630/10,556&nbsp;km<br/>5,200/5,700 nmi
|-
| [[CRJ700]]<br/>(2× CF34-8C5) || 1999<br/>2020 || 66–78
| 32.3 m<br/>106&nbsp;ft 1 in || 23.2 m<br/>76&nbsp;ft 3 in || 70.6 m<sup>2</sup><br/>760 sq ft
| 34.02 t<br/>75,000&nbsp;lb || 20.07 t<br/>44,245&nbsp;lb || rowspan= 2 | 8.89 t<br/>19,595&nbsp;lb || 8.19 t<br/>18,055&nbsp;lb
| 61.3&nbsp;kN<br/>13,790&nbsp;lbf || 2,553&nbsp;km<br/>1,378 nmi
|-
| [[CRJ900]]<br/>(2× CF34-8C5) || 2002<br/>2020 || 76–90
| 36.2 m<br/>118&nbsp;ft 11 in || 24.9 m<br/>81&nbsp;ft 7 in || 71.1 m<sup>2</sup><br/>765 sq ft
| 38.33 t<br/>84,500&nbsp;lb || 21.85 t<br/>48,160&nbsp;lb || 10.25 t<br/>22,590&nbsp;lb
|rowspan= 2| 64.5&nbsp;kN<br/>14,510&nbsp;lbf || 2,876&nbsp;km<br/>1,553 nmi
|-
| [[CRJ1000]]<br/>(2× CF34-8C5) || 2011<br/>2020 || 97–104
| 39.1 m<br/>128&nbsp;ft 5 in || 26.2 m<br/>85&nbsp;ft 11 in || 77.4 m<sup>2</sup><br/>833 sq ft
| 41.64 t<br/>91,800&nbsp;lb || 23.19 t<br/>51,120&nbsp;lb || 8.82 t<br/>19,450&nbsp;lb || 11.97 t<br/>26,380&nbsp;lb
| 3,004&nbsp;km<br/>1,622 nmi
|-
| [[Global 7500]]<br/>(2× Passport) || 2018<br/>present || 19
| 33.8 m<br/>111&nbsp;ft || 31.7 m<br/>104&nbsp;ft 0 in || {{cvt|1300|sqft|order=flip|disp=br}}
| 48.19 t<br/>106,250&nbsp;lb || 25.76 t<br/>56,800&nbsp;lb || 21.52 t<br/>47,450&nbsp;lb || 2.59 t<br/>5,700&nbsp;lb
| 83&nbsp;kN<br/>18,650&nbsp;lbf || 14,260&nbsp;km<br/>7,700&nbsp;nm
|}
{{Notelist}}

==Facilities==
[[File:Bombardier Maintenance (6240614231).jpg|thumb|Mechanics working at Bombardier maintenance facility near [[Dallas]], Texas]]
Bombardier Aviation has several facilities.

===Facilities history===
Bombardier Aerospace once had manufacturing, engineering and services facilities in 27 countries.<ref>[http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/about-aerospace/worldwide-presence?docID=0901260d8000ede1 aerospace.bombardier.com – Worldwide Presence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515111533/http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/about-aerospace/worldwide-presence?docID=0901260d8000ede1 |date=15 May 2013 }} retrieved 24 February 2013</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2020}} The production facilities are located in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

On 3 May 2018, Bombardier announced the sale of its Toronto Downsview facility where it manufactures the Global business jet family and the Q400 regional turboprops, for $635 million, leased back for three to five years to maintain Q400 production, while leasing a {{cvt|38|acre|adj=on}} site at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] to open a final assembly plant for the Global business jets.<ref name=AIN3may2018>{{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-05-03/bombardier-move-global-family-production-pearson |title= Bombardier To Move Global Family Production to Pearson |author= Chad Trautvetter |date= 3 May 2018 |work= AIN online |archive-date= 7 May 2018 |access-date= 7 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180507221626/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-05-03/bombardier-move-global-family-production-pearson |url-status= live }}</ref>
On 2 May 2019, Bombardier announced that all of its aerospace assets would be consolidated into a "single, streamlined and fully integrated business", resulting in the sale of its operations in Belfast and Morocco.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombardier to sell Belfast operations |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-48130991 |work=BBC News |date=2 May 2019}}</ref>

=== Current facilities ===

==== Canada ====
* [[Montreal Trudeau International Airport]] — Headquarters. Challenger 300 and 650 final assembly and flight test. Global family interior completion.
* [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec]] — Product Development Centre. Cockpit and aft fuselage manufacturing facility.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130515113912/http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/files/en/supporting_docs/BI-Canada_Bombardier.pdf Bombardier in Canada] retrieved 24 February 2013</ref>
* [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] — Global family final assembly<ref name=AIN3may2018/>

==== Mexico ====
* [[Querétaro, Querétaro|Querétaro]] — Aircraft component manufacturing facility for Challenger 605 and Global 6000/7000.

==== United States ====
* [[Wichita, Kansas]] — Facility used for the US headquarters of Bombardier as well as an expanded service center, flight testing and engineering facility and home to the Bombardier Defense group.

===Former facilities===
==== Canada ====
* [[Downsview Airport]] — Dash 8 final assembly and flight test.<ref name="Ontario">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130515113834/http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/files/en/supporting_docs/BI-BombardierOntario.pdf Bombardier in Ontario] retrieved 24 February 2013</ref>

*  [[Montréal Mirabel International Airport]] — CRJ series and A220 family final assembly and flight test. In July 2018 Airbus took over the Mirabel facility as part of its take over of the A220 family program, whilst Bombardier continued to manufacture CRJ series aircraft at the Mirabel facility until the order backlog was completed in December 2020.

* [[North Bay Airport]] — Bombardier CL-415 was the final assembly and flight test until production ended in 2015.<ref name="Ontario"/> After a lull in 2002, the plant was restarted by contractor [[Vortex Aerospace Services]] in 2005. While production has ended, Vortex continues to provide training for CL 415 at the facility.

==== Morocco ====
* [[Casablanca]] (BP 197 Zone Franche Midparc next to [[Mohammed V International Airport]]) — Flight controls for CRJ series aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rouaud |first=Pierre-Olivier |url=http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/bombardier-aeronautique-maroc-demarrage-de-la-production-a-casablanca-dans-une-usine-provisoire.N191203 |title=Bombardier Aéronautique Maroc : Démarrage de la production à Casablanca dans une usine proviso ire |language=fr |trans-title=Bombardier Aerospace Morocco: Production Begins in Casablanca in temporary factory |website=usinenouvelle.com |publisher=Infopro Digital |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=28 February 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100732/http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/bombardier-aeronautique-maroc-demarrage-de-la-production-a-casablanca-dans-une-usine-provisoire.N191203 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2020, Bombardier sold its Casablanca operations to [[Spirit AeroSystems]].<ref name=jolly>{{Cite news |last=Jolly |first=Jasper |title=Bombardier's Belfast factory sold to Spirit in £850m deal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/31/bombardiers-belfast-factory-sold-to-spirit-in-850m-deal |date=2019-10-31 |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>

==== United Kingdom ====
* [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland — Former [[Short Brothers]] plant across from Victoria Park near [[George Best Belfast City Airport]].<ref name=jolly/> Aircraft fuselage, engine nacelle, wing manufacturing and assembly facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/presence-in-country/manufacturing.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719034816/http://uk.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/presence-in-country/manufacturing.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2014 |title=Presence in the United Kingdom: Manufacturing |publisher=Bombardier |access-date=2 August 2016 }}</ref> In November 2020, Bombardier sold its Belfast operations to [[Spirit AeroSystems]].<ref name=spirt-completes>{{cite news| last = McAleer| first = Ryan| date = 2020-11-29| title = Short Brothers' new US owner reports £136m operating loss for third quarter| url = https://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/11/04/news/short-brothers-new-us-owner-reports-136m-operating-loss-for-third-quarter-2118573/| work = The Irish News| location = Belfast| access-date = 2020-11-29| archive-date = 4 November 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201104080024/https://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/11/04/news/short-brothers-new-us-owner-reports-136m-operating-loss-for-third-quarter-2118573/| url-status = live}}</ref>

== Production ==
Bombardier Aerospace fiscal or calendar year delivery of regional, business and amphibious aircraft:
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Fiscal/calendar year
! colspan="3" |Commercial
! colspan="3" |Business
!Amphibious
! rowspan="2" |Total deliveries
! rowspan="2" |Net orders
|-
!C Series
!CRJ
!Q-Series
!Learjet
!Challenger
!Global
!CL-415
|-
!1999/00
|
|81
|23
|109
|40
|34
|5
|'''292'''
|
|-
!2000
|
|105
|52
|129
|38
|36
|10
|'''370<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Posts+Record+370+Aircraft+Deliveries.-a070867090|title=Bombardier Posts Record 370 Aircraft Deliveries.|website=Free Online Library|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195150/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Posts+Record+370+Aircraft+Deliveries.-a070867090|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
|
|-
!2001
|
|165
|41
|96
|45
|21
|2
|'''370'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Announces+That+Bombardier+Aerospace+is+On+Target+With+370...-a082776037|title=Bombardier Announces That Bombardier Aerospace is on Target With 370 Aircraft Deliveries.|website=Free Online Library|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195212/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Announces+That+Bombardier+Aerospace+is+On+Target+With+370...-a082776037|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|-
!2002
|
|191
|29
|38
|23
|16
|1
|'''298<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.bombardier.com/en/7_0/pdf/Annual_Report_2002_en.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222114241/http://www2.bombardier.com/en/7_0/pdf/Annual_Report_2002_en.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Annual Report Year Ended 31 January 2003 – Bombardier.|archive-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>'''
|
|-
!2003
|
|214
|19
|41
|31
|17
|3
|'''324'''
|
|-
!2004
|
|175
|22
|47
|62
|22
|1
|'''329<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Delivers+329+Aircraft+for+Fiscal+Year+2004/05:+Second...-a0128982939|title=Bombardier Delivers 329 Aircraft for Fiscal Year 2004/05: Second Consecutive Year of Increased Deliveries.|website=Free Online Library|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195125/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bombardier+Delivers+329+Aircraft+for+Fiscal+Year+2004/05:+Second...-a0128982939|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
|
|-
!2005
|
|110
|28
|69
|98
|30
|2
|'''337<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.bombardier.com/en/3_0/pressrelease.jsp?group=3_0&lan=en&action=view&mode=list&year=2006&id=3265|title=Bombardier Aerospace|website=www2.bombardier.com|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429214126/http://www2.bombardier.com/en/3_0/pressrelease.jsp?group=3_0&lan=en&action=view&mode=list&year=2006&id=3265|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
|
|-
!2006
|
|64
|48
|71
|99
|42
|2
|'''326'''
|363
|-
!2007
|
|62
|66
|81
|103
|48
|1
|'''361<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/tag/finance|title=Boston Finance|website=The Boston Globe|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004225942/http://finance.boston.com/boston/news/read?GUID=19173590|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
|698
|-
!2008
|
|56
|54
|70
|116
|53
|4
|'''353<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d8007d2c8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208121508/http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d8007d2c8|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2009|title=News - Media Centre|publisher=Bombardier|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>'''
|367
|-
!2009
|
|60
|61
|44
|82
|50
|5
|'''302<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d800e8cdb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209091353/http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d800e8cdb|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2010|title=News - Media Centre|publisher=Bombardier|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>'''
|11
|-
!2010
|
|41
|56
|33
|63
|47
|4
|'''244<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cn.bombardier.com/press_release_02172011.htm|title=Bombardier - China|website=cn.bombardier.com|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515095235/http://cn.bombardier.com/press_release_02172011.htm|archive-date=2013-05-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
|201
|-
!2011
|
|33
|45
|33
|79
|51
|4
|'''245'''
|249
|-
!2012
|
|14
|36
|39
|86
|54
|4
|'''233<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d80285503|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111070841/http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d80285503|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2013|title=News - Media Centre|publisher=Bombardier|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>'''
|481
|-
!2013
|
|26
|29
|29
|89
|62
|3
|'''238<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bombardier-aerospace20140120bombardieraerospacedelivers238aircra.html?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123193813/http://www.bombardier.com/en/media-centre/newsList/details.bombardier-aerospace20140120bombardieraerospacedelivers238aircra.html|url-status=dead|title=Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 238 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 388 Aircraft in 2013 |publisher=Bombardier|archive-date=23 January 2014}}</ref>'''
|388
|-
!2014
|
|59
|25
|34
|90
|80
|2
|'''290'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ir.bombardier.com/modules/misc/documents/52/00/24/24/14/Bombardier-Financial-Report-2014-en.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213042245/http://ir.bombardier.com/modules/misc/documents/52/00/24/24/14/Bombardier-Financial-Report-2014-en.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 290 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 282 Aircraft in 2014. from 2014 annual report|archive-date=13 February 2015}}</ref>
|282
|-
!2015
|
|44
|29
|32
|94
|73
|3
|'''275<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bombardier Aerospace Orders/Deliveries from 2015 annual report |url=http://ir.bombardier.com/modules/misc/documents/77/77/92/55/14/Bombardier-Financial-Report-2015-en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311003028/http://ir.bombardier.com/modules/misc/documents/77/77/92/55/14/Bombardier-Financial-Report-2015-en.pdf |archive-date=11 March 2016}}</ref>'''
|27
|-
!2016
|7
|46
|33
|24
|88
|51
|
|'''249<ref>{{cite web |title=Bombardier Aerospace Orders/Deliveries from 2016 annual report |url=http://ir.bombardier.com/modules/misc/documents/59/31/72/87/14/Bombardier-Financial-Report-2016-en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217063559/http://ir.bombardier.com/modules/misc/documents/59/31/72/87/14/Bombardier-Financial-Report-2016-en.pdf |archive-date=17 February 2017 |access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>'''
|275
|-
!2017
|17
|26
|30
|14
|81
|45
|
|'''213<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/bombardier-remains-upbeat-despite-slide-in-business-jet-output/127137.article|title=Bombardier remains upbeat despite slide in business jet output|first=Kate|last=Sarsfield2018-02-19T14:34:13+00:00|website=Flight Global|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219224118/https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/bombardier-remains-upbeat-despite-slide-in-business-jet-output/127137.article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/commercial-aircraft-status-reports.html |title=Commercial Aircraft Status Reports. |access-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519205046/https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/commercial-aircraft-status-reports.html |archive-date=19 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>'''
|
|}

==Gallery==

<gallery mode="packed">
File:Flybe DHC-8-400 (G-JECL) @ MAN, March 2009.jpg|Q400 turboprop regional airliner
File:D-ACKI.JPG|CRJ900 regional jet
File:CS100-FTV1-FlyBy.jpg|Airbus A220-100 (CS100)
File:Red Jet by D Ramey Logan.jpg|Learjet 75 business jet
File:(N524FX) (8330831231).jpg|Challenger 300 business jet
File:Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express AN1835010.jpg|Global Express
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Aviation|Companies}}
* [[Viking Air]] – Canadian manufacturer that purchased the type certificates from Bombardier for all discontinued [[de Havilland Canada]] designs

== Notes ==

{{Reflist}}

== References ==

* ''Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings'' by Christopher Chant.

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bombardier Aerospace}}
* {{Official website|https://bombardier.com/aircraft}}
* {{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2018-06-26/bombardier-sees-return-prominence-its-regional-lineup |title= Bombardier Sees Return to Prominence for its Regional Lineup |author= Gregory Polek |date= 26 June 2018 |work= AIN online}}
* {{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-bombardier-returns-to-regional-aircraft-ro-449744/ |title= ANALYSIS: Bombardier returns to regional aircraft roots |date= 27 June 2018 |work= Flightglobal |author= Jon Hemmerdinger }}

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