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Trump picks aircraft fight with Canada |
President Trump threatened to levy tariffs on "any and all Aircraft" from Canada after the country stripped certification from a U.S. jet manufacturer.
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In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump said his administration would tax all Canadian aircraft sold to the U.S. until the country recertifies several products made by American manufacturing company Gulfstream Aerospace. "Canada is effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process," Trump said. "If, for any reason, this situation is not immediately corrected, I am going to charge Canada a 50% Tariff on any and all Aircraft sold into the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
Additionally, the president stated he would decertify "all Aircraft" made in Canada, specifically citing Gulfstream's Canadian rival, Bombardier Global Express.
U.S.-based American Airlines and Delta Air Lines list Bombardier's models among their fleets. As Breaking Defense reported, the sweeping order does not differentiate between civilian and military planes — and the US military flies multiple Canadian aircraft in various missions, with Canadian companies involved in ongoing contracts for new and improved surveillance planes. A White House spokesperson said that this change would not impact Canadian-made aircraft currently in operation, only new aircraft. The power to decertify civilian aircraft products falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration, with the Pentagon running its own certification process for military planes.
In a post on the social platform X on Friday afternoon, Canadian Minister of Transport Steve MacKinnon said he's been in contact with Bombardier's CEO and senior leaders at General Dynamics, which owns Gulfstream.
"We will remain in close contact," MacKinnon said. "Transport Canada officials are in communication with their U.S. counterparts, and our government is actively working on this situation. Canada's aviation industry is safe and reliable. We will stand behind it." |
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