US EditionCanada Approves Latest Gulfstream Business Jets After Trump Tariff Threat
Transport Canada approved Gulfstream’s G700 and G800 jets following U.S. threats of tariffs and decertification, with two other models authorized earlier this month.
- On Monday, Feb. 23, Transport Canada certified Gulfstream's G700 and G800, completing approvals for the remaining business jets after two earlier clearances this month.
- Behind the scenes, federal officials worked after Trump threatened last month to decertify Canadian planes and impose tariffs unless Canada approved Gulfstream jets, with officials later clarifying the scope.
- Amid FAA-flagged de-icing concerns, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted conditional certification in 2024, requiring Gulfstream to prove fuel-system performance by the end of this year, while Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon defended Canada's rigorous standards.
- The approvals allow Gulfstream to sell the G700 and G800 in Canada, opening a new commercial door and intensifying rivalry with Montreal-based Bombardier, which has 3,000 employees and 2,800 U.S. suppliers.
- Observers asked whether the timing reflected political pressure as critics posed, `Is something now being certified that was less than adequate earlier?` and urged Transport Canada to disclose reasons.
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Canada greenlights all Gulfstream jets after Trump threats
Canada’s aviation regulator certified the remaining Gulfstream private jet models that United States President Donald Trump said the country had declined to approve, and warned of tariffs and other retaliatory measures.
Canada just approved US-made jets under threat of massive new tariffs from Trump
Canadian regulators have given the thumbs-up to Gulfstream's latest business jets, less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs over the planes' status north of the border.Transport Canada certified the Georgia-based company's G700 and G800 jets on Monday, according to a departmental document, eight days after green-lighting two older Gulfstream models.Trump warned last month he would decertify and place tariffs on …
The federal authorities gave their green light to the Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets after President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
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