Canadian jet manufacturer to invest more in its American operations, will add 800 jobs there

Posted Oct 24, 2026 6:50 AM CDT

Bombardier just put a big price tag on its argument that it's good for America. The Montreal-based jet maker says it will pour $270 million into expanding its US operations and add 800 jobs, with projects in Texas, Indiana, Kansas, and Connecticut, reports the Wall Street Journal . About half of those new jobs will be settled in the Lone Star State, per the Globe and Mail . The timing is notable: The move comes days after President Trump shifted from blasting Bombardier as treating the US like a "piggy bank" and calling for a halt to its sales, to hailing its plans on Truth Social as creating "THOUSANDS" of American jobs, per the Journal .

Bombardier says the initiative, including a new training hub in Wichita, Kansas, and a service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, opening in November, will help push the number of US jobs it supports above 33,000, spread across more than 20 states.…