US EditionTransport minister will ‘not interfere’ with plane certification despite Trump threat
Canada upholds independent safety reviews amid U.S. threats of 50% tariffs and decertification targeting Gulfstream jets, with Transport Minister MacKinnon emphasizing regulatory integrity.
- On Monday, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford declined to say whether the agency would strip safety permits for Canadian-made planes and questioned if foreign regulators apply equal resources to approvals.
- The dispute centers on Gulfstream's G700 and G800 models, certified by U.S. and European regulators with an exemption through 2026, but Transport Canada has not granted that exemption, while Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said certification is under way and called it `something we don't politicize`.
- Wildfire experts warned decertification could ground air tankers, and Al Nash said converting planes takes `years, not days` amid January’s dryness, the driest since 2006.
- The declaration sparked alarm across the aviation industry as a White House official clarified only new Canadian-made aircraft face decertification, while Bombardier, Airbus, and De Havilland declined to comment and Gulfstream did not respond.
- With the January 26 deadline for the Section 232 investigation into aircraft imports, Bombardier generated about US$5-billion of its US$8-billion revenue from U.S. customers in 2023, increasing trade stakes.
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Federal Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon will not interfere with the work of regulators in the certification of aircraft.
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The Toronto StarTransport minister will ‘not interfere’ with plane certification despite Trump threat
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the government green-lights Gulfstream business jets.
Winnipeg Free Press
Transport minister will 'not interfere' with plane certification despite Trump threat
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Transport Canada, U.S. FAA working on jet approvals after Trump threats
Transport Canada said on Tuesday it was working with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on the regulatory approval of private jets following threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to decertify and slap tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft.
It's not just Donald Trump who is kicking his foot and wondering why the new private jets of Gulfstream – Bombardier's main rival – are still not right on this side of the border. The leader of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. counterpart of Transport Canada, is asking the same question.
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