Bombardier to Maximize Its Operations in Queretaro

Bombardier plans to maximize aerospace parts manufacturing operations at its Querétaro plant in Mexico, leveraging skilled labor and cutting-edge technology, reaffirming Mexico's strategic role in its global projects.
The company highlights Mexico's competitive advantages, including strong macroeconomic indicators, industrial infrastructure, a supportive technical school system, and a stable and high-quality workforce, while manufacturing world-class components and systems for its business jets.

Bombardier manufactures aeronautical products for the aviation sector. Photo: Facebook (Bombardier).

09/01/2022

Bombardier has announced its determination to maximize aerospace parts manufacturing operations at its Querétaro plant in Mexico. The French-origin company will analyze which operations will be brought to the country, leveraging highly skilled labor, employee commitment, cutting-edge technological capacity, and the educational ecosystem. This announcement further solidifies Mexico's strategic position in Bombardier's global projects.

Specializing in manufacturing components for the Challenger and Global aircraft families, Bombardier has invested over $500 million since 2006 and currently employs 1,200 highly skilled individuals in Mexico. This news comes merely five months after Bombardier CEO Éric Martel visited the Querétaro facilities, where he assessed the specialized manufacturing processes alongside his leadership team.

In a statement, Bombardier highlighted Mexico's competitive advantages, including robust macroeconomic indicators, industrial infrastructure and expertise, operational efficiency, a supportive technical school system, supply chain sustainability, and the aerospace cluster. Regarding Querétaro and its facilities, the company emphasized the government's vision for aerospace industry growth, specialized educational infrastructure, a stable and high-quality workforce, experienced personnel in new product introduction and project development, and the technical expertise of its employees in specialized assembly manufacturing.

By confirming Mexico's strategic role in its global supply chain, Bombardier, operating in over 12 countries, emphasizes that world-class aeronautical components and complex systems for its Challenger and Global business jets, including the flagship Global 7500's rear fuselage, are manufactured in Mexico. The company acknowledged various organizations that have fostered Mexico's aerospace industry, including the Aeronautical University in Querétaro (UNAQ), the Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry (Femia), and the Querétaro Aerocluster (ACQ).

During his recent visit to Querétaro, Bombardier CEO Éric Martel expressed his satisfaction with the company's workforce in Mexico, highlighting their quality work that has made it possible to deliver high-end aircraft, such as the Global 7500, which holds the record for flying farthest, fastest, and highest in its category.

As Bombardier celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2022, the company aims to deliver 120 aircraft worldwide, investing a total of $250 million in various projects that will solidify its position as the world's leading manufacturer of business jets.

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