# AIDC signs 20-year contract with Bombardier for Challenger 3500 forward fuselage

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation signed a 20-year contract with Bombardier to manufacture cockpit and forward fuselage structural components for the Challenger 3500 business jet, expanding its role beyond rear fuselage work.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-09-07
- Where: TWN
- Status: announced
- Products: forward fuselage structural components, cockpit structure
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aerospace Industrial Development Corp](https://endata.com/companies/17566.md)
- [Bombardier](https://endata.com/companies/2513.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [avi-go.com](https://avi-go.com/news/articles/27b8af36cbc0cf7d367dac6558232a6e), 2026-09-07: "The signing marks AIDC's first entry into forward fuselage manufacturing, extending its role on the Challenger 3500 program beyond the rear section."

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