Aircraft
Bombardier Moves To Consolidate Aerostructures Activities
The divestiture of its Belfast and Morocco plants represent part of a wider reorganization of the Canadian manufacturer’s aviation businesses.
Bombardier's wing facility in Belfast is the largest manufacturing company in Northern Ireland. (Photo: Bombardier)
Bombardier's wing facility in Belfast is the largest manufacturing company in Northern Ireland. (Photo: Bombardier)

Bombardier will sell its aerostructures businesses in Belfast and Morocco as part of consolidating its aerospace enterprise into a “single, streamlined and fully integrated” unit located at sites in Montreal, Mexico, and Texas. The newly created Bombardier Aviation division will encompass both business aircraft and CRJ regional jets, the company announced Thursday. David Coleal, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft since 2015, will lead the new unit.