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Bombardier plans $270 million U.S. expansion and 800 jobs
Canadian planemaker Bombardier plans to invest about US$270 million in the United States to expand its operations.
The company says it will add 800 jobs across Kansas, Texas, Indiana and Connecticut, including 500 roles it is actively recruiting for.
Bombardier already employs about 3,500 people in the United States, with more than 40 per cent of those jobs in Wichita, Kansas.
The expansion follows Trump dropping threats to block Bombardier from selling aircraft in the U.S. after saying the company should build there.
The threats had raised concern in Kansas, where Bombardier employs 1,500 people, and drew calls to the White House from state lawmakers.
The company says the investment will support its U.S. growth, and includes $50 million for a technician training centre in Wichita.
Bombardier says the $270 million is for the first phase of infrastructure expansion; it has not given a timeline for the planned jobs.
Bombardier plans an initial investment of about US$270 million in U.S. infrastructure and says it will recruit for 500 roles and create 300 additional jobs through expansion projects.
The hiring will be spread across Texas, Kansas, Indiana and Connecticut.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the investment days after dropping threats to ban Bombardier from the country.
Trump said the investment would create thousands of jobs in Kansas, Texas and Indiana, while Bombardier described 800 roles in total.
Bombardier has 3,500 U.S. jobs, more than 40 per cent of them in Wichita, Kansas.
- Who
- Bombardier, a Canadian jet maker, plans the investment. U.S. President Donald Trump announced it.
- What
- Bombardier plans an initial US$270 million investment in U.S. infrastructure, 500 recruitments and 300 additional jobs through expansion projects.
- When
- Trump announced the investment late Thursday; Bombardier described its plans in a statement on Friday.
- Where
- The investment and hiring are in the United States, with hiring in Texas, Kansas, Indiana and Connecticut.
- Why
- The investment is for infrastructure growth and to expand Bombardier’s U.S. presence.
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Trump threatened to decertify Bombardier aircraft over a certification dispute involving Gulfstream Aerospace, but the threat did not materialize after Transport Canada approved the jets.
Trump made threats against Bombardier that became a political issue in Kansas.
Trump said in a speech in Wichita that he did not plan to hurt Bombardier and would take care of its workers.
Trump said Bombardier was investing US$270 million in the United States.
Bombardier said it would recruit for 500 roles and create 300 additional jobs through expansion projects.
- Initial investment
- About US$270 million
- Planned recruitment
- 500 roles across the United States
- Additional jobs
- 300 through expansion projects
- Hiring locations
- Texas, Kansas, Indiana and Connecticut
- Existing U.S. workforce
- 3,500 jobs, more than 40 per cent in Wichita
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What people are saying
Based on our constructive conversations with the U.S. administration, we see a bright path forward for our highly skilled aerospace workers as well as a positive environment for Bombardier to continue pursuing direct investments to grow our American footprint
... now I find out they have a presence here, and we’re not hurting them if they’re in Kansas. So we’ll take care of those people and the jobs,