"President Donald 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. Trump's threat posted on social media came after he threatened over the weekend to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if it went forward with a planned trade deal with China."
"In Trump's latest threat, the Republican president said he was retaliating against Canada for refusing to certify jets from Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace. Trump said the U.S., in return, would decertify all Canadian aircraft, including planes from its largest aircraft maker, 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," Trump said in his post."
"Bombardier said in a statement that it has taken note of the president's post and is in contact with the Canadian government. The Montreal-based company said its aircraft are fully certified to Federal Aviation Administration standards and it is expanding U.S operations. "Thousands of private and civilian jets built in Canada fly in the U.S. every day. We hope this is quickly resolved to avoid a significant impact to air traffic and the flying public," the company said."
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on aircraft sold in the United States and previously threatened a 100% tariff related to a Canada-China trade deal. Trump said he was retaliating because Canada refused to certify Gulfstream jets and said the U.S. would decertify all Canadian aircraft, including Bombardier models. He announced he is "hereby decertifying" the Bombardier Global Express business jets. Bombardier said its aircraft meet Federal Aviation Administration standards, is expanding U.S. operations, and is in contact with the Canadian government. Thousands of Canadian-built private and civilian jets fly daily in the U.S.
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