Canada Greenlights All Gulfstream Jets After Trump Threats (2)

Canada’s aviation regulator certified the remaining Gulfstream private jet models that US President Donald Trump asked it to approve, a move which let the White House claim a win in its trade dispute with Canada.

The certifications of Gulfstream’s GVIII-700 and GVIII-800 models, the largest business aircraft made by the unit of General Dynamics Corp., were issued Monday by Transport Canada.

Trump said Jan. 29 that Canada had “wrongfully, illegally” refused to certify Gulfstream jets. Unless the matter was fixed, he said, the US would decertify all aircraft made in Canada — targeting Bombardier Inc. directly — and levy ...