Bombardier recently inaugurated a new 300,000-square-foot facility at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) in Florida, almost quadrupling Bombardier’s current maintenance footprint in Florida. Apart from creating over 300 aerospace jobs in the community, the new facility will allow Bombardier to transfer its service centre operations from its Fort Lauderdale facility.
Éric Martel, President and CEO, Bombardier, said: “The US is an important market for Bombardier with close to 3,000 aircraft in our fleet, and this highly-efficient facility provides a key focal point for customers based in the area, and those who will visit from as far as Latin America. Bombardier began this year by naming Wichita as our new headquarters in the U.S, and I am delighted to highlight this inauguration that significantly grows our footprint and employment base in Florida. The city of Miami is a vibrant, international hub of business and commerce and we cannot wait to welcome our customers to our new facility and see our employees continue to thrive and grow.”
Congratulating Bombardier on the achievement, Ralph Cutié, Miami-Dade Aviation Department Director and CEO said: “We are extremely proud to now be home to one of Bombardier’s service centres worldwide and a hub for its customers in the U.S. and Latin America.”
As per Bombardier, the new facility is fully equipped to perform extensive and complete full-service scheduled and unscheduled heavy maintenance, paint enhancement services, aircraft modifications, avionics installations, and Aircraft on Ground Support (AOG) for Bombardier’s business aircraft fleet of Learjet, Challenger, and Global aircraft.