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SearchThe company will expand its operations in several states after Donald Trump backed away from his threats. It also has 500 open positions in the country.
Bombardier announced a $270 million investment in the United States to expand its operations and create 300 jobs. The plan comes just days after President Donald Trump withdrew his threats to block the company from operating in the country, where the Canadian manufacturer already has thousands of employees.
The company plans to allocate funds to projects in Kansas, Texas, Indiana, and Connecticut. The announcement follows a previously disclosed $50 million investment in its Wichita, Kansas, operations.
Bombardier said it aims to fill 500 open positions in the United States, in addition to the 300 jobs it expects to generate through its expansion projects. According to EFE, Texas will account for 150 of those new positions; the company will also expand service facilities in Dallas and Connecticut and plans to open a service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in November.
The company employs about 3,500 people in the United States, more than 40% of them in Wichita. In that city, where it established its U.S. headquarters in 1990 after acquiring Learjet, it has around 1,500 employees.
In September, Trump threatened to block Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States and said the company would have to manufacture them in the country to access the market. In February, he had also threatened to withdraw certification for its aircraft amid a dispute related to the certification of aircraft made by its competitor Gulfstream. That latter threat did not materialize: Transport Canada ultimately approved the aircraft.
On Monday, during an event in Kansas, Trump said he did not want to harm Bombardier once he learned of its presence and jobs in the state. Kansas lawmakers, including Republican Senator Roger Marshall, had contacted the White House after the threats. The political context includes the November 3 elections, in which Marshall was facing a close race, according to coverage by Reuters and BNN Bloomberg.
Bombardier Chief Executive Officer Éric Martel described talks with the U.S. administration as “constructive” and said the company saw a favorable environment for continued investment. His statements reflect the company’s assessment; they do not guarantee future political or regulatory decisions.
Bombardier said its U.S. activities supported about 27,200 direct and indirect jobs in 2025 and generated $2.8 billion in purchases from suppliers. The company estimates that employment linked to its activities will exceed 33,000 jobs with the expansion plans. These are company estimates, not results already achieved.
For its U.S. operations, the announcement represents an expansion of capacity and hiring. At the same time, the sequence of threats and their withdrawal shows that political statements about market access can create uncertainty for companies with cross-border operations; the available sources do not detail any regulatory changes resulting from this announcement.
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