Bombardier announced on September 1, 2026 that it will acquire the assets of MHI Canada Aerospace, Inc. (MHICA) in Mississauga, Ontario, bringing an existing wing-production supplier in-house. The Bombardier MHI Canada Aerospace acquisition adds a manufacturing facility and roughly 750 employees to Bombardier’s payroll, and it marks a real step toward vertical integration for a manufacturer currently sitting on record order backlogs.
What Bombardier Is Acquiring
MHICA’s Mississauga facility manufactures wings for three current Bombardier business jet programs: the Global 5500, Global 6500, and Challenger 3500, according to FlightGlobal’s reporting on the deal. Bombardier’s own announcement describes the acquisition in broader terms, as strengthening aerostructure manufacturing capabilities and supply chain resilience across its aircraft programs.
The deal adds approximately 750 employees and a manufacturing site near Toronto to Bombardier’s operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the companies have described the financial details as confidential.
Why Bombardier Is Making This Move
David Murray, Bombardier’s Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, called the acquisition “a key step in Bombardier’s long-term growth strategy,” saying it “strengthens critical capabilities, enhancing operational resilience and supporting the company’s flexibility to meet growing customer demand.”
That framing lines up with where the broader business jet market sits right now. OEM order backlogs across the industry reached $66.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 20.4% year over year, and new aircraft lead times are running 18 to 26 months on average. Bringing a key structural supplier in-house is a direct way for Bombardier to reduce its exposure to third-party production timelines on two of its Global-family models and its newest Challenger, all three of which sit in Bombardier’s premium, higher-margin segment.
Vertical integration also gives Bombardier more control over a part of the aircraft, the wing, that sits on the critical path for final assembly. A delay at a third-party wing supplier becomes a delay on the finished aircraft. Owning that step outright gives Bombardier more direct leverage over its own delivery schedule.
Timeline
The transaction is expected to close later in 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Bombardier has not provided a more specific closing date.
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