Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war
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President Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. In:
President Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands.
The president said he was retaliating against Canada for refusing to certify jets from Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace. In response, Mr. Trump said on Truth Social late Thursday the U.S. would decertify all Canadian aircraft, including planes from its largest aircraft maker, Quebec-based Bombardier.
"If, for any reason, this situation is not immediately corrected, I am going to charge Canada a 50% Tariff on any and all Aircraft sold into the United States of America," Mr. Trump said in his post.
Mr. Trump said he is "hereby decertifying" the Bombardier Global Express business jets and "all Aircraft made in Canada." There are 150 Global Express aircraft in service registered in the U.S., operated by 115 operators, according to Cirium, the aviation analytics company. Several U.S. airlines also operate Bombardier CRJ regional jets.
In total, more than 400 Canadian-made aircraft were flying to or from U.S. airports as of about 8 p.m. on Thursday, according to plane-tracking company Flightradar24.

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