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66-683: Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc. It is headquartered in Dorval , Quebec , Canada. Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400 , CRJ100/200/440 , and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners , and the newer CSeries (also known as the Airbus A220 ). It also manufactured the Bombardier 415 amphibious water-bomber (in Dorval and North Bay ), and currently makes

132-587: A free cash flow of $ 0.75-1 billion, mostly via the large Global 7500 . 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 within the 4,700 fleet doubling from the 28% captured in 2015. Aerostructures & Engineering Services were expected to grow from $ 2 billion in 2018 to $ 2.25 billion in 2020. 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

198-588: A 38-acre (15 ha) site at Toronto Pearson International Airport to open a final assembly plant for the Global business jets. 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. Bombardier Aerospace fiscal or calendar year delivery of regional, business and amphibious aircraft: Bombardier Inc. In

264-764: 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. Airbus insisted that it had no plan to buy Bombardier's stake in

330-413: 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. In November 2012, Bombardier signed the largest deal in its history with Swiss business jet operator VistaJet for 56 Global series jets for a total value of $ 3.1 billion, including an option for an additional 86 jets, for

396-412: A US$ 4.9-billion third-quarter loss and $ 3.2 billion writedown on the CSeries. It also cancelled its Learjet 85 program, taking another US$ 1.2-billion writedown and cancelling 64 outstanding orders. The firm's debt reached approximately $ 9 billion, largely due to the CSeries, which had not recorded a single firm order since September 2014. Bombardier shares fell 17.4 per cent on that day. By 21 December 2015,

462-495: A firm order from Delta Air Lines for 75 CSeries CS100s plus 50 options. On 27 April 2017, The Boeing Company filed a petition for dumping them at $ 19.6m each, below their $ 33.2m production cost. On the same day, both Bombardier and the government of Canada rejected Boeing's claim, vowing to mount a "vigorous defence". On 9 June 2017, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) found that

528-573: 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. At the time, the company had 243 firm orders and letters of intent and commitment for another 360. Most orders were for the CS300 model. The first CS100 was expected to be flying by mid-2016 in Lufthansa colours. "Certification

594-527: A low price and orchestrating a turnaround. However, the launch of the CSeries aircraft sent the company into deep debt, pushing it to the brink of bankruptcy by 2015. As a result, the company sold nearly all of its operations except business jet manufacturing. Bombardier manufactures two families of corporate jets, the Global and Challenger. On May 18, 2021, the Global 7500/8000 series during testing became

660-615: A manufacturer of trains which were widely used throughout Germany and Great Britain , becoming one of the largest manufacturers of railway rolling stock in the world. This division produced the Bombardier Turbostar . In 2005, it launched the Bombardier Zefiro high-speed rail , with speeds of 200–380 kilometres per hour , for the Ministry of Railways (China) . On February 13, 2020, Alstom agreed to buy

726-620: A pure-play business aircraft company". 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. In December 2022, Bombardier broke ground on the new service center at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. This new facility in Abu Dhabi will be Bombardier's first full-service facility in

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792-600: A repair shop in Valcourt , Quebec , he designed and produced the first snowmobile using a drive system he developed that revolutionized travel in snow and swampy conditions. In 1937, he patented and sold 12 of the 7-passenger "B7" snow coaches . They were used in rural Quebec to take children to school, carry freight, deliver mail, and as ambulances. In 1941, Bombardier opened a factory in Valcourt. In 1942, L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée ("Bombardier Snow Car Limited")

858-527: A sales agency fee. 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. 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. The CSeries program was forecast to have positive cash flow after delivering approximately 200 aircraft. David Tyerman, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity , commented on

924-478: A total transaction value of $ 7.8 billion. In April 2013, Canada's Porter Airlines placed a conditional order for 12 CSeries aircraft, with options for another 18; this was conditional on jets being allowed to use Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport off downtown Toronto. In 2015, the Canadian Government announced that it would not approve the marine expansion of the runway required for the use of jets at

990-748: 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. 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). 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

1056-452: Is no longer threatened and no duty orders will be issued, overturning the imposed duties. The Commission public report was made available by February 2018. On March 22, Boeing declined to appeal the ruling. On 29 October 2015, the Quebec government announced that it would invest US $ 1 billion (roughly CAD $ 1.3 billion) to protect jobs and the CSeries, the province buying a 49.5% interest in

1122-577: Is questionable whether they would be repaid, calling the bailout loans "corporate welfare" in The Globe and Mail . Days after his swearing-in, on 10 November 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated Bombardier must make a "strong business case" for federal aid, agreeing that the firm exemplified important high-value manufacturing, but stated that such aid would be shaped by Canadians' best interests, not on "emotion, politics or symbols". In April 2016,

1188-489: Is there to stay. Combining the CSeries with Airbus's global scale ... will take the CSeries program to new heights". On 8 November 2018, Viking Air parent Longview Aviation Capital Corp. acquired the Q400 program and the de Havilland brand from Bombardier. Viking had already bought the discontinued de Havilland Canada aircraft type certificates in 2006. At that point, Q400 sales were lower than rival ATR . Bombardier announced

1254-491: The 1970s energy crisis reduced demand for snowmobiles. In 1974, the company received its first order – to build MR-73 trains for Société de transport de Montréal for use on the Montreal Metro . In 1975, the company acquired Montreal Locomotive Works . It was sold to General Electric in 1988. In 1982, the company won a contract from New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to build 825 R62A cars for

1320-647: The Airbus A318 and Airbus A319 ; the Boeing 737 Next Generation 737-600 and 737-700 models; and the Embraer 195 . Bombardier claimed the CSeries would burn 20% less fuel per trip than these competitors, which would make it still about 8% more fuel efficient than the Boeing 737 MAX , which was introduced in 2017. The launch customer for the CSeries, Lufthansa , signed a letter of intent for up to 60 aircraft and 30 options in 2008. The Montreal manufacturing complex

1386-628: The Global Express and the Challenger lines of business jets. At one time, Bombardier had manufacturing plants in 27 countries, employing over 70,000 workers, but has since reduced its workforce to less than half and sold some of its holdings. After acquiring Canadair in 1986 and restoring it to profitability, in 1989 Bombardier acquired the near-bankrupt Short Brothers aircraft manufacturing company in Belfast , Northern Ireland. This

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1452-656: The Government of Quebec passed a law requiring all roads to be cleared of snow; Bombardier's sales fell by nearly half in one year. Armand Bombardier therefore decided to diversify his business, first by producing tracked snowplows sized specifically for use on municipal sidewalks, replacing horse-drawn vehicles , then by making all-terrain vehicles for the mining , petroleum, and forestry industries. The machines had removable front skis that could be replaced with front wheels for use on paved or hard surfaces, thus providing greater utility to his large snowmobiles. In 1951,

1518-718: The New York City Subway for $ 663 million. In 1985, the company ceased manufacturing locomotives and concentrated on producing passenger train rolling stock . It acquired a 45% stake in La Brugeoise et Nivelles (formerly BN Constructions Ferroviaires et Métalliques) based in Bruges in 1986, the assets of U.S. railcar manufacturers Budd Company and Pullman Company in 1987, and ANF Industrie based in Crespin, Nord , France in 1989. A series of acquisitions in

1584-597: The United Kingdom , Germany , Switzerland , Canada , and Mexico further increased operations. In 1996, the company was selected as the lead developer for the Acela Express trains, the fastest trains in North America, in a $ 710 million contract. Problems with the trains resulted in lawsuits between the company and Amtrak . In 2001, Bombardier acquired Adtranz (DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems),

1650-680: The United States International Trade Commission overturned the tariffs. Boeing did not appeal. In July 2018, Airbus acquired a 50.01% stake in the CSeries for one Canadian dollar, with an option to acquire the remaining interest by 2024. Airbus built a second CSeries assembly line at its A320 assembly facility in Mobile, Alabama . In November 2018, the company announced the sale of its turboprop passenger aircraft unit to an affiliate of Viking Air . It also announced 5,000 layoffs. In March 2019,

1716-628: 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. Embraer claimed that the subsidies are an "unsustainable practice that distorts the entire global market, harming competitors at the expense of Canadian taxpayers." On 28 April 2016, Bombardier Aerospace , a division of Bombardier Inc. , recorded

1782-494: The 1970s and 1980s, the company diversified into public transport vehicles and commercial jets and became a multinational corporation . It grew particularly fast at the end of the 1980s when the turnover multiplied sixfold within six years. At that time it was North America's most important producer of railway vehicles, Canada's most important aerospace producer and the worldwide leading snowmobile manufacturer. The growth came mainly from buying failing government-owned companies at

1848-500: The 2020 pandemic affected the industry, the agreement was renegotiated with the sale to Spirit concluded finally in October 2020. Bombardier's former aerostructures division purchased by Spirit consisted at time of sale of operations in Belfast , UK; Casablanca , Morocco; and Dallas , USA. The 2019 to 1920 aerostructures division sell-off was described at the time as supporting Bombardier's "strategic decision to reposition itself as

1914-560: The 31 October deadline. 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. 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. This sale marked Bombardier's "strategic exit" from

1980-640: The Bombardier CRJ-series, CSeries and Q-series; and the Comac ARJ21 and Comac C919 . 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. In October, a joint development deal between Bombardier and

2046-501: The Bombardier Transportation division for €7 billion. The acquisition deal was completed on January 29, 2021. In January 1934, a blizzard prevented Joseph-Armand Bombardier from reaching the nearest hospital in time to save his two-year-old son, Yvon, who died from appendicitis complicated by peritonitis . Bombardier was a mechanic who dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow". In 1935, in

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2112-679: The DHC-515. Bombardier Aviation has several facilities. Bombardier Aerospace once had manufacturing, engineering and services facilities in 27 countries. 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

2178-523: The Mirabel assembly facility and produce the CRJ on behalf of Mitsubishi until the current order backlog is complete. In October 2019, Bombardier announced the sale agreement of its remaining aerostructure division to US company Spirit AeroSystems . 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

2244-595: The US industry could be threatened and should be protected . On 26 September, after lobbying by Boeing, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) alleged subsidies of 220% and intended to collect deposits accordingly, plus a preliminary 80% anti-dumping duty, resulting in a duty of 300%. The DoC announced its final ruling, a total duty of 292%, on 20 December, hailing it as an affirmation of the " America First " policy. In October, with financial issues already mounting, Bombardier

2310-465: The US, as well as the CRJ's type certificates. Bombardier retains the Mirabel assembly facility and produce the CRJ on behalf of Mitsubishi until the current order backlog is complete. In early May 2020, Mitsubishi confirmed that all conditions had been met. The transaction closed on 1 June. Bombardier's CRJ-related service and support activities were transferred to a new Montreal-based company, MHI RJ Aviation Group. On 31 October 2019, Bombardier announced

2376-536: The United Arab Emirates. From 1973, when it was based in Colchester, Vermont , Bombardier Capital offered financial services such as lending and leasing. In 1997, the company began transitioning some services to Jacksonville, Florida . In 2001, it ceased taking on new consumer loans. In 2005, Bombardier sold its inventory finance division to GE Commercial Finance . The company acquired

2442-682: The airport and the proposal was shelved. In January 2014, 1,700 employees were cut from Bombardier Aerospace due to a 19 percent drop in orders in 2013. 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. 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". On 29 October 2015, Bombardier announced

2508-514: The commercial aviation sector. Despite rumours that its business jet activities might be sold to Textron , parent company of Cessna , Beechcraft and Bell Helicopters , on 17 February it emerged that Bombardier had instead agreed to sell its rail division to Alstom and would focus exclusively on business aviation. Type design since sold to De Havilland Canada/Viking Air Type design since sold to De Havilland Canada/Viking Air Type design since sold to De Havilland Canada, to be succeeded by

2574-656: The company renamed GAC Ireland Limited. The prototypes were devised in Germany and production of 51 express coaches (KE type) and 366 double-decker buses (KD type) were assembled between 1980 and 1983 at a facility in Shannon, County Clare . They remained in service until 1997 and 2000, respectively. Some surviving examples are now exhibited at the National Transport Museum of Ireland at Howth Castle . The company diversified into rail transport after

2640-536: The company sold its Business Aircraft Training business to CAE Inc. for $ 645 million. The business included flight simulators and training devices for the Bombardier Learjet, Challenger, and Global product lines. On June 25, 2019, Bombardier agreed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to sell the CRJ programme , a deal was expected to close in early 2020 subject to regulatory approval. Bombardier will retain

2706-476: The deal would total US$ 5.6 billion; sources claimed that Delta had received a significant discount. 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,

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2772-501: The difficulty of winning orders and questioned how profitable the next CSeries order will be. 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. 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. At full list price,

2838-459: The division was sold for $ 195 million. On June 29, 2016, Bombardier delivered the first CSeries CS100 aircraft (now called the Airbus A220 ) to Swiss International Air Lines . Air Canada placed an order for the aircraft one day earlier. In April 2016, Delta Air Lines placed an order for the aircraft. On September 26, 2017, after Boeing complained that Bombardier was selling the CS100 to Delta Air Lines below cost due to subsidies from

2904-507: 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. 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

2970-428: The federal government offered an aid package to Bombardier without disclosing the amount or conditions imposed; it reportedly rejected the offer. 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. The firm continued to request a $ 1 billion aid package from the federal government. In May 2016,

3036-541: 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. The federal plan also recommended that

3102-476: 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. On 17 February 2016, Bombardier announced its 2015 profits were $ 138 million before taking a $ 5.4 billion write-down; it also announced 7,000 jobs would be cut. After

3168-412: 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. In May 2016, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the aerospace sector is "critically important". In February 2017,

3234-471: The first business jet to break the sound barrier and the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde . With deliveries of 138 business jets in 2023, Bombardier was the number one manufacturer of business jets in the world. The key trends of Bombardier are (as at the financial year ending December 31): In 1986, Bombardier acquired Canadair for C$ 120 million from the Government of Canada after it recorded

3300-476: The first operator to start flying them. 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. In late September 2017,

3366-558: The governments of Canada and Quebec, the United States Department of Commerce proposed a 219% tariff on the aircraft. Boeing's complaint stated that the CS100 planes were being sold at US$ 19.6 million each, below the US$ 33.2 million production cost. The governments of Canada and the United Kingdom threatened to stop ordering Boeing aircraft since the company was putting aerospace jobs at risk. On January 26, 2018,

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3432-455: The largest corporate loss in Canadian history. In 1989, the company acquired Short Brothers . By 1990, the first product of the company, the Ski-Doo snowmobile, had become its weakest part gaging up deficits and high inventories. In 1990, it acquired Learjet . In 1992, the company acquired de Havilland Canada from Boeing . In 1995, the company founded Flexjet . In December 2013,

3498-788: The late 1970s, in the Republic of Ireland , CIÉ (now Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus ) commissioned a range of single and double-decker buses to be designed and produced. CIÉ looked for partners to build these buses in Ireland, eventually finding two: Bombardier , and the United States–based General Automotive Corporation (GAC) from Ann Arbor , Michigan . The two companies formed a new company Bombardier Ireland Limited, 51% owned by Bombardier and 49% owned by GAC. In August 1983, Bombardier sold its shares to GAC, with

3564-484: The limited partnership controlling the CSeries program. Bombardier had reportedly asked Ottawa for a repayable loan of $ 350 million, 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. Debts from the project had forced Bombardier to raise cash and seek aid in order to stay afloat. Both provincial and federal contributions came via repayable loans; independent economist Mark Milke claimed it

3630-511: 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. 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

3696-591: The rights to the Volkswagen Iltis in 1981. Production ceased in 1989. When UTDC was acquired by Bombardier in 1991 several military products were added: UTDC 24M32 - HLVW military trucks based on the Steyr 91 (Percheron) In 2003, the company sold its arms industry division in Canada. Military Aviation Services was sold to SPAR Aerospace . Land-based arms industry products made by Urban Transportation Development Corporation ceased operations. In

3762-520: 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. In September 2020 Spirit said "there can be no assurances" that conditions would be met by

3828-751: The sale was for $ 300 million and expected $ 250 million annual savings. 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. 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. Bombardier shifted focus from commercial to business aircraft, anticipating business jet shipments to increase from 135 in 2018 to 150-155 in 2019, and forecast revenues of $ 16.5 billion in 2018, rising to over $ 20 billion in 2020 with

3894-508: The start of the 2010s, its most popular aircraft included its Dash 8 Series 400 , CRJ100/200/440 , and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners although the company was devoting most of its Research and Development budget to the newer CSeries . It also manufactured the Bombardier 415 amphibious water-bomber (in Dorval and North Bay), and the Global Express and the Challenger lines of business jets. The CSeries, which Bombardier offered in several size versions, initially competed with

3960-450: The wooden bodies were replaced with sheet steel, and these vehicles were powered by Chrysler flathead six-cylinder engines and 3-speed manual transmissions. In the early 1950s, Bombardier focused on developing a snowmobile for 1 or 2 passengers. A breakthrough occurred in 1957 when Bombardier developed a one-piece molded rubber continuous track with enough durability to provide snow-gripping traction for lightweight vehicles. The vehicle

4026-467: Was called the "Ski-Dog" because it was meant to replace the dog sled for hunters and trappers. However, in 1958, " Ski-Doo " was accidentally painted on the first prototype, and immediately became the popular name. The public soon discovered the great fun of speedy vehicles zooming over snow, and a new winter sport was born, centered in Quebec. In the first year, Bombardier sold 225 Ski-Doos; four years later, 8,210 were sold. Bombardier slowed promotion of

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4092-754: Was followed in 1990 by the acquisition of the bankrupt American company Learjet , a manufacturer of business jets headquartered in Wichita, Kansas ; and finally the money-losing Boeing subsidiary, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada based in Toronto , Ontario in 1992. Canadair, Learjet and Short Brothers cost US$ 215 million to acquire and produced sales of US$ 1.3 billion in 1990. The sales of Canadair commuter jets and airborne surveillance systems, Learjet business aircraft and Short Brothers C-23 Sherpa cargo planes were growing at that time. The aerospace company accounts for over half of Bombardier Inc.'s revenue. By

4158-521: Was founded in Valcourt . During World War II , the Government of Canada issued wartime rationing regulations. Bombardier customers had to prove that snowmobiles were essential to their livelihood in order to buy one. The company then shifted its focus to the arms industry . In 1947, during a blizzard in Saskatchewan , the company received positive press coverage when army snowmobiles resupplied isolated radio communication towers. In 1948,

4224-451: Was indirectly forced by the US government tariffs to relinquish 50.01% of its stake in the CSeries program to Airbus for a symbolic CAD $ 1, and would produce CSeries aircraft in the United States. On 10 January 2018, Canada formally filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States over the affair. On 26 January, the four USITC commissioners unanimously reversed their earlier claims, finding that US industry

4290-400: Was redeveloped by Ghafari Associates to incorporate lean manufacturing for the CSeries. On 24 March 2011, Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China ( 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 Airbus and Boeing . Aircraft covered by the programme included

4356-637: Was to be profitable with CRJs only in 2020. On 2 May 2019, Bombardier's aerospace division was renamed Bombardier Aviation following the divestment of the CSeries and Q400 programmes. 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. Mitsubishi will gain Bombardier's global expertise in terms of engineering, certification, customer relations and support, boosting its SpaceJet (formerly MRJ) programme and enabling its production in North America. The deal includes two service centres in Canada and two in

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