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• Ricardo Meier
Bombardier has agreed to acquire the assets of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ MHI Canada Aerospace in Mississauga, Ontario, taking control of a longtime aerostructures supplier for its Global and Challenger business jets. The facility employs approximately 750 people and expands Bombardier’s Canadian manufacturing footprint.
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Bombardier has agreed to acquire the assets of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ MHI Canada Aerospace in Mississauga, Ontario, taking control of a longtime aerostructures supplier for its Global and Challenger business jets. The facility employs approximately 750 people and expands Bombardier’s Canadian manufacturing footprint.
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Bombardier will acquire the assets of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ MHI Canada Aerospace in Mississauga, near Toronto Pearson airport, adding a manufacturing site and approximately 750 employees. The transaction expands Bombardier’s Ontario production footprint and brings a previously outsourced operation under direct control, strengthening its supply-chain resilience.
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