09/09/2026
Donald Trump is threatening Bombardier with “NO MORE SELLING IN THE UNITED STATES,” saying that if the company wants access to the American market, it must “build here.”
There’s just one rather important problem:
BOMBARDIER ALREADY MANUFACTURES IN THE UNITED STATES.
And its footprint in America is enormous.
► Approximately 3,500 U.S. employees
► 2,800 American suppliers across 47 STATES
► More than $2.5 BILLION spent annually with U.S. suppliers
Bombardier already manufactures aircraft components in the U.S., with manufacturing operations in Texas, Kansas and California, while operating defense, engineering, service and maintenance activities across the country.
And most Bombardier business jets use AMERICAN-MADE engines from companies including GE Aerospace and Honeywell.
Then there are Bombardier’s American customers.
Nearly 3,000 Bombardier aircraft are already operating in the United States. They require maintenance, repairs, inspections, replacement parts, avionics, technical support and upgrades — much of it supporting American technicians, engineers and businesses.
So what exactly happens to those American aircraft owners if Trump disrupts the very cross-border supply chain that keeps their planes flying?
And make no mistake about what is at stake for Quebec.
Bombardier aircraft exports alone represent approximately 5% of the value of ALL Quebec exports, across every sector of our economy.
ONE COMPANY. FIVE PERCENT.
Bombardier also supports nearly 10,000 direct jobs in Quebec and more than 31% of employment in our aerospace sector.
This isn’t some simple story about a Canadian company selling airplanes to Americans.
It is a deeply integrated North American aerospace ecosystem.
The wings can be made in Texas. The engines can be American. Components can be manufactured in California. The aircraft can be built in Quebec. Suppliers can be spread across 47 U.S. states. And American technicians can maintain the aircraft American customers are flying.
Bombardier aircraft comply with USMCA — the North American trade agreement Trump himself helped put in place.
So when Trump threatens Bombardier, he isn’t just threatening Quebec or Canada.
He is threatening American suppliers, American manufacturing, American workers and potentially American aircraft owners as well.
That’s the inconvenient reality of an integrated economy:
YOU CANNOT PUNISH CANADA WITHOUT HURTING AMERICA TOO.
Especially when the company you’re ordering to manufacture in America...
ALREADY DOES.
