Canada Approves Some Gulfstream Jets After Trump Threats

Canada’s aviation regulator issued certificates for some Gulfstream jet models after President Donald Trump complained the country had “refused” to greenlight the aircraft and threatened tariffs and other measures in retaliation.

So-called Type Certificates, which Canada uses when a product meets airworthiness standards, were issued for the Gulfstream GVII-G500 and GVII-G600 on Feb. 15, according to documents published by Canada’s transport department.

Trump said in January that he’d impose a 50% tariff on Canada-made aircraft if the country didn’t approve four models of jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp., claiming the country had “wrongfully, illegally, ...