The head of private jet maker Bombardier Inc. said he expects Canada’s aviation regulator to approve Gulfstream jets soon, which would resolve a dispute with the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump said on Jan. 29 that Canada had “wrongfully, illegally” refused to certify certain jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp. Unless the matter was fixed, he said, the US would decertify all aircraft made in Canada — targeting Bombardier directly — and levy a 50% tariff against Canadian-made aircraft.
Bombardier, headquartered near Montreal, manufactures its Challenger and Global jet models in Canada, but relies on thousands ...
