Bell Textron Canada
Thinking above and beyond is what we do. For more than 85 years, we’ve been reimagining the experience of flight—and where it can take us. We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were aboard NASA’s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we’re defining the future of on-demand mobility.
Established in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada since 1986, we are proudly supporting the Department of National Defense CH-146 Griffon fleet (85 A/C) and the Canadian Coast Guard fleet of 15 Bell 429 and 7 Bell 412EPI. Our Canadian Supply Centre (Calgary, Alberta) distributes spares parts to Bell Service Centres worldwide, the Canadian Coast Guard (412 & 429), the Department of National Defense (Griffons 412/CH-146) and several large fleet operators.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas—as a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc.,—we have strategic locations around the globe. And with nearly one quarter of our workforce having served, helping our military achieve their missions is a passion of ours.
Above all, our breakthrough innovations deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. Efficiently. Reliably. And always, with safety at the forefront.
1,500 employees
Other Locations: Calgary, AB
Products & Services: Aerial Application Systems & Components; Aerial Services; Air Mobility/Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems; Aircraft Conversions & Overhaul (Rotary Wing); Aircraft Spares; Aircraft Structures & Sub-assembly; Business Aircraft; Component Manufacturing & Processing; Composites & Plastics; Contract Design & Manufacturing; Contract Engineering & Technical Personnel; Contract R & D; Field Service; Helicopters; Interior Finishing; Painting; Recreation Aircraft; Special Purpose Aircraft; Support Services
Aviya Aerospace Systems
Aviya Aerospace Systems delivers innovative, customized, turnkey engineering solutions to the world’s largest aerospace and defense OEMs and Tier1s. Program experience includes safety-critical real-time embedded systems, engine controls, ECS, landing gear, and braking.
Capabilities and Services
- Systems engineering: Design, development, testing of mission-critical control systems (ARP4754, ARP4761)
- Software engineering: Planning, requirement and software development, validation and verification (V&V), for embedded real-time safety-critical applications (DO-178C Level A)
- Hardware engineering: Analog and digital hardware (FPGA/ASIC) design (DO-254), EMI/HIRF testing (DO-160)
- Mechanical engineering: CFD, thermodynamics, acoustics, services in analysis, modelling, and simulation
- Test platforms: Custom automated test environment (ATE) design and development for systems, software, hardware, and avionics integration testing
- Certification support: Certification experience with Transport Canada, FAA, and EASA. Flight test engineering support
Certifications
- DoD Joint Certification Program (JCP) [ITAR]
- Controlled Goods Directorate (CGD) [ITAR]
- AS9100D Certified
Committed to customer satisfaction and engineering excellence, Aviya is your aerospace systems development partner.
175 employees
Other Locations: Longueuil, QC
Products & Services: Certification Services; Computer Systems; Contract Engineering & Technical Personnel; Contract Profession Services; Control Systems & Components; Electrical Systems & Components; Electronic Controls; Engineering; Environmental Systems & Components; Flight Control Systems & Components; Landing Gear Systems & Components; Reliability Analysis; Software Design & Development; Systems Integration; Test Rigs & Equipment
Latecoere Aerostructures Canada (Avcorp Industries)
Latecoere Aerostructures Canada (formerly Avcorp Industries) is one of North America’s primary suppliers of structural components and system integrated assemblies. As a subsidiary of the Latecoere Group, our customers benefit from wide ranging complementary business activities and a global footprint. Customers also benefit from Latecoere’s vertical integration capabilities and our regional approach that puts us closer to our customers.
Latecoere Aerostructures Canada serves Commercial, Business, Defense and Space markets, building airframe structures for world-leading aircraft OEMs including Boeing, Bombardier, BAE Systems, and Lockheed Martin. We currently produce integrated wing and empennage assemblies along with doors, fuel tanks, flight control surfaces, rotorcraft structures, engine components and lightweight panels.
Key capabilities include metal bonding, composites fabrication, component manufacturing, assembly and systems integration, all of which are governed by strong program management. In-house NDI and engineering resources support our manufacturing offering to provide our customers with complete aerostructure solutions. 400 employees
Other Locations: Burlington, ON (Comtek Advanced Structures)
Products & Services: Aircraft Structures & Sub-assembly; Anodizing; Coating; Component Manufacturing & Processing; Contract Design & Manufacturing; Doors; Heat Treating; Interior Panels; Machining;
Metal Bonding & Forming; Non-destructive Testing; Precision Machining/ Polishing & Deburring; Systems Integration; Tool Design & Tooling Fabrication; Tooling
Asco Aerospace Canada Ltd.
Asco designs and builds Aircraft high lift systems. The company is also a Tier 1/2 build to print manufacturer specializing in complex hard and soft metal machined components, RTM composite structures, Special processing and assemblies. Asco supplies all the major OEMs including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and Lockheed. The company has its headquarters in Brussels Belgium with manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Canada, Germany and the United States.
180 employees in Canada; 1,400 worldwide
Products & Services: Aircraft Structures & Sub-assembly; Aluminum; Anodizing; Component Manufacturing & Processing; Heat Treating; Machining; Precision Machining/ Polishing & Deburring; Research & Development; Shot Peening; Specialty Alloys; Stainless Steel
Apex Industries Inc.
Giving our customers the edge since 1961, Apex’s Aerospace Components Manufacturing Group is a diverse manufacturing company. With AS9100, NADCAP, OEM process approvals, it specializes in 5 axis CNC machining, assemblies, and secondary processing – all in-house.
Apex is well known for its culture of trust, safety and dependability. Our innovative and passionate staff is proud to work as a Tier 1 with many of the world’s top aerospace companies. youtu.be/bIgBn917PUs.
250 employees
Other Locations: Halifax, NS
Products & Services: Aircraft Structures & Sub-assembly; Anodizing; CNC Machining; Coating; Component Manufacturing & Processing; Sheet Metal (panels/consoles/details); Non-destructive Testing; Precision Machining/Electro Polishing & Deburring; Secondary Processing; Welding
Airbus
Airbus has been a leader in Canadian aerospace for almost 40 years employing over 4,000 people and creating around 23,000 indirectly sustained jobs in aerospace. Airbus sources approximately $2 billion (CAD) from Canadian companies.
Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of commercial aircraft to Canadian operators, with the addition of the A220 programme 5 years ago, which is headquartered in Mirabel, Quebec. The Mirabel site includes Airbus’ first subcomponents pre-assembly zone (pre-FAL) located outside Europe and two A220 Final Assembly Lines. An A220 Final Assembly Line was added in 2019 in Mobile, Alabama to serve the U.S. market. About 160 Airbus aircraft are currently part of Canadian airline fleets and there have been approximately 800 historical orders for the A220 worldwide.
Airbus Helicopters is the leader in Canada for civil and parapublic helicopters with 760+ helicopters flying by 220+ customers, and the Fort Erie, Ontario facility completes, customizes and delivers aircraft and is a centre of excellence for engineering and composite manufacturing. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and STARS (air ambulance service in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba), among others, operate Airbus helicopters for their essential missions protecting Canadians.
As part of Airbus Defence and Space product portfolio, we have the Military Air Systems that looks after the A330 MRTT and the C295; we also have the A400M.
As the provider of the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme, Airbus is working together with the Government of Canada towards the certification of the CC295 Kingfisher aircraft in order to deliver this mission-critical capability for Canada. Airbus has delivered nearly the entire fleet and related training equipment. Airbus is also proud to have qualified for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability project with its A330 MRTT. With a growing customer base and more than 250,000 flight hours in service, the MRTT has a 98% mission success rate for in service availability in 14 countries.
In space technologies, Airbus has provided key systems to five satellites for customers in Canada. Airbus delivered the Sapphire Satellite Bus platform and key sub systems for the RCM Satellites and RADARSAT-2. Airbus also completed various mission definition studies in collaboration with Canadian industry partners for the Canadian Space Agency and the Canadian Department of National Defence. Other Airbus companies and affiliates operating in Canada include NAVBLUE, Airbus Atlantic Canada, Testia, airPro SAR Services and STELIA North America.
Products & services: Commercial Aircraft: A220 Pre-assembly Zone (pre-FAL) & Final Assembly Line (FAL); Customer Support & Services. Helicopters: Aircraft Sales; Completions & Deliveries; Composite Manufacturing; Repair & Overhaul; Supplement Type Certificates /Options Development; Support & Services. Centre for Excellence for Composite Manufacturing. Defence and Space: Sales & Marketing