Trump Threatens to Decertify, Levy Tariff on Canadian Planes (3)

Jan. 30, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on aircraft from Canada sold in the US and decertify all new planes made in that country until Ottawa agreed to approve certain jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp.

Trump said Canada had “wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets,” in a social media post Thursday. In response, he said the US would decertify “Bombardier Global Expresses, and all Aircraft made in Canada, until such time as Gulfstream, a Great American Company, is fully certified.”

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