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Jet manufacturer Bombardier showing ‘strong interest’ in deal for old Northern Ireland operations
In a move affecting about 2,500 jobs, the company would purchase most of what it sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems in 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said. Bombardier owned the aerospace factory between 1989 and 2020. Under the new plan …