Bombardier plans to invest about $270 million in U.S. infrastructure and hire 800 people as it expands support for its business-jet fleet across Texas, Connecticut, Kansas and Indiana. The Montreal-based manufacturer is recruiting for 500 existing vacancies and expects expansion projects to create 300 additional jobs, including about 150 at its Dallas service operation, its next major U.S. growth pillar.
The investment will expand Bombardier’s five existing U.S. service centres, with new projects planned in Dallas and Connecticut. A sixth facility, a previously announced maintenance, repair and overhaul centre in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is scheduled to open in November. Further recruitment is planned at the company’s Wichita headquarters, where Bombardier recently opened a North American Learning Center and invested $50 million.
The expansion follows President Donald Trump’s decision to drop threats to restrict Bombardier’s U.S. business, including a possible sales ban and aircraft decertification. The threats emerged in September amid wider trade tensions with Canada, before Trump highlighted Bombardier’s employment and investment in Kansas.
Bombardier directly employs about 3,500 people in the United States and estimates that its activities support approximately 27,200 American jobs. Its U.S. operations also include a supplier network of about 2,800 companies across 47 states. The company has not yet provided detailed spending allocations or construction schedules for the Dallas and Connecticut projects.