Bombardier Sees Gulfstream Nod in Canada Soon After Trump Threat

The head of private jet maker Bombardier Inc. said he expects Canada’s aviation regulator to approve Gulfstream jets soon, which would resolve a dispute with the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump said on Jan. 29 that Canada had “wrongfully, illegally” refused to certify certain jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp. Unless the matter was fixed, he said, the US would decertify all aircraft made in Canada — targeting Bombardier directly — and levy a 50% tariff against Canadian-made aircraft.

Bombardier, headquartered near Montreal, manufactures its Challenger and Global jet models in Canada, but relies on thousands ...