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Bombardier looks to hire 500 new workers in US, despite Trump threat
Confirmed
In Short: Bombardier is hiring 500 new workers in the U.S., despite threats from President Trump to restrict the company's access to the American market.
Bombardier, a Canada-based aircraft manufacturer, is expanding its U.S. workforce by hiring 500 new workers, even as President Donald Trump threatens to place restrictions on the company, according to reports. The jobs will include positions at a new service centre in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which is set to open in mid-November.
Despite Trump's criticism and potential trade actions, Bombardier continues to build its operations in the U.S., employing 3,500 people and manufacturing products in states like Texas and California. Kansas Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall, who represent a state where Bombardier has its U.S. headquarters, have pushed back against Trump's criticism, vowing to fight for the company's jobs.
Republican lawmakers, including Senators Moran and Marshall, are voicing support for Bombardier, which employs about 1,500 people in Kansas. They have reached out to the White House to ensure the company's continued access to the U.S. market, which accounts for about half of its sales.
Bombardier's expansion in the U.S. is part of a broader strategy to maintain its presence in the country, despite the ongoing trade dispute with Canada. The company has emphasized its significant contributions to American jobs and manufacturing operations across 20 states.
What's confirmed
- Canada-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier said it is hiring 500 new workers in the United States, even as US President Donald Trump threatens to place restrictions on the company, claiming it lacks a substantial footprint in the country.
- A White House official said the Trump administration is preparing options and actions on Bombardier, the Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday.
What's still developing
- In a statement to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, Bombardier said it already employs 3,500 people in the US, and pointed out that it builds its products in the country, including wings made in the state of Texas and flight control components made in California.
- On Monday, Trump criticised the Canadian company, threatening to block sales of its products in the US.
- MONTREAL/WASHINGTON — Bombardier is continuing to recruit American workers to fill 500 open jobs in the U.S., the Canadian private jet maker told Reuters on Wednesday, even as it faces threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to ban its planes from the U.S. market.
- Bombardier planes are still able to be delivered to U.S. customers despite Trump’s threat to ban the Montreal-based company from the market amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada, industry sources said.
- Trump agreed last year to reinstate a multi-decade deal that places tariff-free status on airplanes and components.
- "Bombardier’s American workers are based all around the United States with sites in Kansas, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, California, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey, as well as overall direct employment presence in more than 20 states," Bombardier said in a statement.