{"id":443385,"date":"2026-01-30T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443385\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:58:13","slug":"trumps-threat-to-decertify-canadian-made-jets-could-hamper-u-s-operators-analytics-company-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443385\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s threat to decertify Canadian-made jets could hamper U.S. operators, analytics company says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Gulfstream Aerospace G500 aircraft arrives at the International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris in 2023.Benoit Tessier\/Reuters<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s threat to decertify Canadian-made aircraft in the United States could hamper the services of several U.S. airlines and aircraft operators, according to Cirium, an aviation data company.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump made the threat<\/a> on Thursday night on social media, along with a warning he would slap 50-per-cent import taxes on planes made by Bombardier Inc. BBD-B-T<\/a> and other domestic manufacturers. He made the declaration in an apparent reaction to the Canadian aviation regulator\u2019s move to review changes to U.S.-made Gulfstream business jets.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets, one of the greatest, most technologically advanced airplanes ever made, we are hereby decertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses, and all aircraft made in Canada, until such time as Gulfstream, a Great American Company, is fully certified,\u201d Mr. Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

Where appropriate, aviation authorities certify aircraft for safety reasons, including updates or changes to existing models. Canada is reviewing electronics changes to Gulfstream G700 and G800 models the company made to increase its range and payload, said John Gradek, who teaches aviation leadership at McGill University.<\/p>\n

Reuters reported a Trump official said the President did not mean to say Canadian-made aircraft in operation are decertified. Presumably, it would affect new aircraft made in Canada by Airbus SE, Bombardier, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada and helicopter maker Bell Textron Inc., as well as their U.S. customers.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Bombardier said it has contacted the Canadian government in response to Mr. Trump\u2019s declaration, and emphasized its U.S. footprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cBombardier is an international company that employs more than 3,000 people in the U.S. across 9 major facilities, and creates thousands of U.S. jobs through 2,800 suppliers. Our aircraft, facilities and technicians are fully certified to FAA standards and renowned around the world. We are actively investing in expanding our U.S. operations,\u201d including a new service centre in Fort Wayne, Ind.<\/p>\n

Bombardier shares fell by about 6 per cent in early trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n

Mr. Gradek said Gulfstream is upset Bombardier is outselling it in the U.S., and unhappy with delays obtaining Canadian certification of recent updates. \u201cThis is a trade war between Gulfstream and Bombardier,\u201d he said by phone. Rather than lose the sale battle, Gulfstream pressured Mr. Trump to ban the Bombardier planes from the U.S., he said.<\/p>\n

Gulfstream owner General Dynamics GD-N<\/a> did not immediately respond to e-mailed questions.<\/p>\n

Benoit Poirier, a stock analyst at Desjardins Group, said the matter could be resolved easily. \u201cBoth [Gulfstream] aircraft are already certified in the U.S. and EU. Assurances could likely be provided that Canadian certification will follow shortly,\u201d Mr. Poirier said.<\/p>\n

According to Cirium, \u201cdecertifying\u201d Canadian-made aircraft in the U.S. \u2013 normally a responsibility of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration \u2013 could affect Delta Airlines, SkyWest, NetJets and others. There are 5,425 aircraft of various types made in Canada in service in the U.S., including 58 Airbus A220s.<\/p>\n

Cirium said there are 2,678 Canadian-made Bombardier aircraft registered in the U.S., flown by 1,202 operators. This includes 150 Global Express aircraft in service operated by 115 operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: A Gulfstream Aerospace G500 aircraft arrives at the International Paris Airshow at Le…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,875,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,44,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-443385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-news","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}