{"id":467741,"date":"2026-02-11T09:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/467741\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:33:16","slug":"canada-to-certify-gulfstream-jets-resolving-trump-issue-u-s-faa-chief-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/467741\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to certify Gulfstream jets, resolving Trump issue: U.S. FAA chief – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

The head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday he expected Canada would announce it was certifying some\u00a0Gulfstream\u00a0business jets that had been delayed for years, resolving an issue\u00a0highlighted\u00a0by President\u00a0Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think we\u2019ve resolved the issues with Canada,\u201d FAA<\/a> Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters on Capitol Hill after a meeting with lawmakers. \u201cMy understanding is Transport Canada<\/a> will announce the\u00a0Gulfstream\u00a0certifications that have been delayed for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bedford said he expected Canada would announce the certifications for the jets produced by the U.S. company later this week.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Canada\u2019s Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Tuesday that regulator Transport Canada \u201ccontinues to work with Gulfstream and the FAA on certification of their aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n

MacKinnon did not answer questions from reporters about the Gulfstream issue while heading into a cabinet meeting in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

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General Dynamics-owned Gulfstream did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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Last month, Trump said in a social media post<\/a> that the U.S. was planning to decertify Canadian-made Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50% import tariffs on all aircraft made in Canada until the country\u2019s regulator certified a number of planes produced by U.S. rival Gulfstream.<\/p>\n

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Trump also said he was planning to \u201cdecertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses, and all Aircraft made in Canada\u201d until the\u00a0Gulfstream\u00a0planes were certified.<\/p>\n

That threat, if it had been carried out, would have a drastic impact on U.S. carriers like American Airlines and Delta Air Lines which rely on Canadian-made airplanes for many of their regional services.<\/p>\n

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However, aviation experts have expressed doubts that Trump has the authority<\/a> to unilaterally decertify Canadian aircraft.<\/p>\n

Canadian officials said last month they were\u00a0working to resolve\u00a0the aircraft certification dispute with Trump.<\/p>\n

Airline officials said if the U.S. could decertify airplanes for economic reasons, it would give other countries a powerful weapon and could put the entire aviation system at risk.<\/p>\n

Trump has since highlighted other issues with Canada. On Monday, he\u00a0threatened\u00a0to not allow a $4.7 billion bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening unless Canada agreed to trade talks.<\/p>\n

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