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The president said he was decertifiying the Bombardier Global Express business jets and “all Aircraft made in Canada.”
Nobody has been more aware of Boeing’s shortcomings than Trump. A month before he began his first term as president, in December 2016, he summoned Dennis Muilenburg, the former CEO of Boeing, to Mar-a-Lago to be grilled on the costs of the Air Force One program, having threatened to cancel it in a tweet.
Canadian-made aircraft have drawn the ire of US President Donald Trump, who is threatening to "de-certify" Canadian aircraft and levy a 50% tariff on those sold in the USA - unless Canada issues certifications for US-manufactured Gulfstream jets.
Trump's threat to "decertify" Canadian aircraft has stirred safety concerns among analysts who caution against politicizing aircraft certification.
A controversial $400m Qatari-donated aircraft is expected to be ready for the president to use by the summer, the United States Air Force has said. The exact date for delivery is yet to be confirmed, but it is believed the aircraft could make its debut as ...
It remains unclear whether the aircraft would get the full Air Force One security upgrades, which industry experts said could take up to two years to complete. By Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington President Trump could start flying ...
Such a delivery means the plane could be part of the nation’s 250th birthday festivities that are planned for July.
President Trump is threatening 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.