Winners and losers in Bombardier/Airbus deal

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WINNERS

Bombardier: The deal resolves several headaches for the Canadian plane and train maker by proving a sales network for the CSeries programme, reducing costs and helping to resolve a trade dispute with Boeing through a new Airbus assembly line for the jets in the US.

Bombardier stock shot up 22 per cent in Toronto on Tuesday.

Airbus: The European plane maker paid nothing to secure a 50.01 per cent stake in a certified plane that cost US$6 billion to develop.

The deal will help Airbus save on production costs by improving operational and supply chain lines, while expanding its offering of narrowbody jets to put adde…