Bombardier announced Tuesday that its Wichita facility has been named the manufacturer’s new U.S. headquarters, recruiting for more than 180 jobs as it focuses on new defense contracts.
The announcement comes less than a month after the final Learjet 75 left the Wichita site for delivery.
Bombardier’s footprint in Wichita includes an expanding service center that supports the manufacturer’s entire family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets.
Wichita is also home to the newly renamed Bombardier Defense.
With the reinvented Bombardier Defense, led by Vice President Steve Patrick, the company will leverage Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) design, manufacturing and certification expertise.
Bombardier Defense also confirmed Tuesday additional firm orders for modified versions of its Global 6000 aircraft, as part of a potential $465 million USD order from the USAF in support of the Battle Field Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program.
Last year, Bombardier was awarded an engineering and modification Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the USAF to modify up to six Global 6000 business jets to become E11-A BACN platforms.
“Wichita was the obvious choice as the home of Bombardier’s new U.S. Headquarters and Bombardier Defense,” said Éric Martel, President and CEO, Bombardier. “For more than 60 years, the established skills and expertise from the Air Capital of the World is second to none, and this latest confirmation from the United States Air Force is a testament to the confidence they have in our aircraft and importantly, in the strength of our people in Wichita.”
I’m pleased to announce that Wichita is now the new home of @Bombardier U.S. headquarters — solidifying Kansas’ reputation as the ‘Air Capital of the World.’✈️ pic.twitter.com/7soPJZwAFb
— Governor Laura Kelly (@GovLauraKelly) April 19, 2022
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