Bombardier says good-bye as Mitsubishi acquires CRJ Series
Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, MHI RJ Aviation Group is launching as a newly created group of entities providing a holistic service and support solution for the global regional aircraft industry including the CRJ Series aircraft. The launch of MHIRJ coincides with the acquisition close of the CRJ Series Programme from Bombardier Inc. by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
The decision by Boeing last month to dump Embraer might have played a strong role in Mitsubishi acquiring the Bombardier CRJ Series Programme. With this announcement, fierce rivalry begins between Mitsubishi and Embraer for dominance in the regional jet market. “I am pleased to announce the opening chapter of MHIRJ’s story,” said Hiroaki Yamamoto, President & CEO of the MHI RJ Aviation Group.
The sale marks the end of Bombardier’s commercial jet business, which sold its larger regional jet dubbed as C-Series aircraft to Airbus in 2018. As part of the acquisition, MHI acquires the maintenance, engineering, airworthiness certification support, refurbishment, asset management, marketing and sales activities for the CRJ Series aircraft, along with the type certificates and related intellectual property rights.This transaction also includes the related services and support network mainly located in Mirabel and Toronto (Canada) and Bridgeport and Tucson (United States). CRJ Series’ Spare parts will continue to be distributed from depots in Chicago (United States) and Frankfurt (Germany).
Building on the solid foundations already in place and with the strong support of the MHI group of companies, there is new energy on board and our team is committed to serving the regional
aviation market and becoming a platform for growth in the industry.
MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) provides comprehensive critical operational, engineering and customer support solutions including maintenance, refurbishment, technical publications, marketing and sales activities for the global regional aircraft industry. Headquartered in Montréal, Quebec and bolstered by an Aerospace Engineering Centre, MHIRJ’s network of service centres, support offices and parts depots are positioned in important aviation hubs in the US, Canada and Germany. A wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, MHI RJ Aviation Group includes MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Canada), MHI RJ Aviation Inc. (U.S.A.) and MHI RJ Aviation GmbH (Germany).