Bombardier in the United States
Bombardier has a long history of investment and success in the United States. We employ more than 7,000 people at 37 facilities across the country, including four manufacturing sites, 26 service centers, two parts distribution centers, two maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities and one equipment refurbishment center.
Our unparalleled installed product base provides vital transportation services for U.S. citizens coast to coast. Approximately 3,700 of our aircraft and 5,000 of our rail vehicles move people each day. Our extensive business activities in the United States provide work for thousands of suppliers across the country. In 2011, Bombardier’s operations generated approximately $2.5 billion in business for our suppliers and vendors, creating important economic impact and stimulus for communities around the country.
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aerospace’s installed aircraft fleet in the U.S. totals approximately 3,700 aircraft, including more than 1,200 Q-Series and CRJ Series aircraft in service with airlines and other operators, and more than 2,300 business jets. This includes 125 models adapted for missionized applications with the U.S. Air Force, the Army National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Patrol, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
We build our Learjet line of light business jets at our 1.24 million-square-foot production facilities in Wichita, Kansas. Our network of U.S. service centers includes Tucson, Arizona; Bridgeport, West Virginia; Wichita, Kansas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Macon, Georgia and Hartford, Connecticut. One of our two global parts distribution centers for aircraft is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Bombardier is one of the most prolific generators of new aircraft technologies and products in the world. Since 1989, we have launched an unprecedented 28 new aircraft. We are building on that heritage today as we develop four leading-edge aircraft – the CSeries commercial airliner, Learjet 85 business jet, as well as the Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets.
- The Bombardier CSeries family of commercial aircraft redefines operational flexibility, cost effectiveness and passenger comfort in the 100- to 149-seat class. In the United States, suppliers from 19 states account for significant percentage of the CSeries Bill of Materials, including engines, braking systems, hydraulic systems, fuel systems, avionics, interiors and other critical components and systems.
Find out more about the CSeries - The Bombardier Learjet 85 represents the latest advancement in business jet technology, flying faster and farther than any Learjet ever built. It will be assembled at our Learjet manufacturing site in Wichita, Kansas and will utilize many components from U.S.-based suppliers.
Find out more about the Learjet 85 - The Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets will deliver unprecedented levels of performance, flexibility and comfort. U.S. technology and expertise play key roles in these next-generation products.
Find out more about the Global 7000 and Global 8000
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier entered the U.S. rail transportation market in 1976 and won its first major U.S. contract for 825 subway cars in New York City in 1982. In the mid-1980s, we significantly strengthened our engineering resources and our ability to serve the North American market by acquiring Pullman Technology of Chicago and the assets and designs of Philadelphia-based Transit America, the mass transit equipment division of the Budd Company.
Today, Bombardier's rail business employs US workers in locations across 15 states. This includes manufacturing sites outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in Plattsburgh, New York that build rail products for both domestic and export markets.
Bombardier also operates a network of maintenance centers supporting commuter rail fleets in Boston, Los Angeles, south Florida and San Diego. We provide operations and maintenance services for a light rail fleet in southern New Jersey as well. We manage operations and maintenance services for driverless transit systems in 11 U.S. cities, and have a vehicle and component refurbishment center in New York. Our U.S.-based parts distribution center for rail is in Plattsburgh, New York.
Bombardier supplies rail vehicles, systems and services to major transit and airport authorities across the United States. We are the market share leader in rail transportation equipment with a broad range of products in service. Our installed fleet includes high-speed trains, commuter trains, locomotives, light-rail vehicles, subway vehicles, monorails, signaling systems, and fully automated transit systems.
A few examples:
- 20 high-speed trainsets for the Amtrak Acela Express service (the first and only high speed trains in North America)
- More than 1,800 subway cars in service at New York City Transit
- More than 1,100 electric multiple unit commuter cars serving New York and Connecticut on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad
- Hundreds of aluminum BOMBARDIER BiLevel double-deck commuter coaches operating in 10 metropolitan regions (major centers including Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Salt Lake City and Minneapolis)
- A fully automated monorail system in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Over 300 stainless steel MultiLevel commuter coaches at NJ TRANSIT in New Jersey
- Electric locomotives at NJ TRANSIT in New Jersey and high horsepower locomotives in Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor
- A fleet of light rail vehicles at Metro Transit in Minneapolis
- The AirTrain JFK system at JFK International Airport in New York City
- Automated people movers for international airports in Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma and Tampa.
Bombardier is also building new rail equipment and systems for other U.S. regions:
- 406 metro cars for the Chicago Transit Authority
- New electric and dual-powered locomotives for NJ TRANSIT
- 100 MultiLevel commuter rail cars for NJ TRANSIT
- An automated people mover system for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
