Bombardier CSeries: Pictures from the factory floor

After years of delays and cost overruns, Bombardier's next-generation airliner, the CSeriesCS100, has received certification from Transport Canada.

• Bombardier receivesCSeriescertification from Transport Canada

Media were invited to Bombardier's assembly facility in Mirabel, Que., to see the airplane's latest updates.

The CBC's Rebecca Ugolini was there.

Last month, the Quebec government bailed out the aerospace giant, so the province has a direct stake in anyfuture success of the project.

The bailoutcame on the same day the company announced a $3.2-billion writedown on the project, which has seen many delays and cost overruns.

Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau, a former astronaut,was on hand to make the announcement.

"This is a big day," Garneau said, adding that certification sends a strong message to investors and potential customers that Bombardier's CSeries,the largest jets the company has ever made,is open for business.

Bombardierhas received 243 firm orders for both models of the plane. The CS100 is expected to enter into service with Lufthansa by mid-2016, several months ahead of the CS300.