Bombardier grows U.S. service business with Velocity Maintenance Solutions deal

Jet planes are assembled at Bombardier's aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

MONTREAL — Aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. has acquired Velocity Maintenance Solutions in a move that will expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul services in the United States.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Velocity Maintenance Solutions has a hangar at an airport in Wilmington, Del., and 14 mobile repair trucks across the U.S.

Bombardier says the purchase bolsters its U.S. presence and supports its long-term commitment to providing operators with service coverage.

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The Montreal-based company is expected to report its fourth-quarter results on Thursday.

The company was recently singled out by U.S. President Donald Trump in a threat to ground and tariff Canadian-made aircraft if Canada failed to certify Georgia-based Gulfstream’s G700 and G800 luxury planes.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2026.