TOKYO, September 8, 2026 – (JCN Newswire) –Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) are happy to reveal that they have actually participated in a contract under which Bombardier will obtain the possessions of MHI Canada Aerospace, Inc. (MHICA), situated in Mississauga, Ontario. Topic to regulative approvals and popular closing conditions, the deal is anticipated to close later on this year.
With this acquisition, Bombardier will include MHICA’s aerostructure production abilities and its specialist group of roughly 750 staff members to support its industry-leading airplane programs. The deal even more reinforces Bombardier’s internal aerostructures abilities, durability and autonomy.
“This agreement represents a key step in Bombardier’s long-term growth strategy, strengthening critical capabilities, enhancing operational resilience and supporting the company’s flexibility to meet growing customer demand,” stated David Murray, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Execution and Bombardier Operational Excellence (BOE) System, Bombardier. “MHI Canada Aerospace has built a highly respected operation with a talented and experienced team. With this acquisition, we are deepening our core manufacturing expertise as well as our commitment to proactively develop the local workforce through multiple streams in component manufacturing and whole aircraft assembly.”
MHI will work carefully with Bombardier to support an organized shift, with a shared goal of keeping connection and preventing disturbance to the airplane programs. MHI will likewise offer transitional assistance for an interim duration following closing to help with the transfer of operations and guarantee connection for MHICA’s staff members and the operations in Mississauga.
“We are proud of what our employees have achieved at MHICA and of the important contributions they have made and will continue to make to these aircraft programs,” stated Hiroyuki Koguchi, Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Aviation Systems at MHI. “Together, we have built one of Canada’s aerostructures manufacturers, and this agreement ensures a bright future for our employees, whose skill, dedication and expertise have been central to MHICA’s success.”
“This transaction is fully aligned with Bombardier’s disciplined approach to investing in strategic capabilities that support our long-term priorities. It strengthens our manufacturing footprint, reinforces our supply chain and enhances our ability to meet sustained demand for our aircraft portfolio,” included Sandra Hodgkinson, Senior Vice President, Strategy and M&A, Bombardier. “This transaction is a win-win for both companies as well as for the MHICA employees who join the Bombardier family and will continue to grow the local aerospace industry.”
The deal strengthens Bombardier’s position as one of Canada’s leading aerospace and defense companies and shows the business’s ongoing dedication to purchasing Canadian skill and production quality. MHI stays dedicated to the business aerospace and defense sectors and will continue to preserve a considerable existence in Canada through its other company activities. Deal conditions stay private to both celebrations.
About Bombardier
At Bombardier (BBD-B. TO), we develop, develop, customize and keep the world’s best-performing airplane for the world’s most critical individuals and organizations, federal governments and armed forces. That suggests not just surpassing requirements, however comprehending consumers all right to expect their unmentioned needs.For them, we are devoted to pioneering the future of air travel– innovating to make flying more trustworthy, effective and sustainable. And we are enthusiastic about providing unparalleled workmanship and care, providing our consumers higher self-confidence and the raised experience they should have and anticipate. Due to the fact that individuals who form the world will constantly require the most efficient and accountable methods to move through it.Bombardier clients run a fleet of more than 5,200 airplane, supported by a huge network of Bombardier staff member around the world and 10 service centers throughout 6 nations. Bombardier’s performance-leading jets are happily made in aerostructure, assembly and conclusion centers in Canada, the United States and Mexico. In 2024, Bombardier was honoured with the prominent “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award for Brands and Communication Design
About MHI Group
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is among the world’s leading commercial groups, covering energy, wise facilities, commercial equipment, aerospace and defense. MHI Group integrates innovative innovation with deep experience to provide ingenious, integrated options that assist to understand a carbon neutral world, enhance the lifestyle and make sure a more secure world. To learn more, please go to www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com.
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