Transport Canada Has Certified General Dynamics’ Gulfstream G500 & G600 Business Jets
Following President Trump’s Jan. 29th aviation tariff threat, Transport Canada has certified Gulfstream’s G500 & G600 models; the G700 and G800 are still being reviewed.
(Canada) Transport Canada released a government document dated February 15th which indicated that it has certified General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) Gulfstream Aerospace G500 and G600 business jets – following a January 29th warning from United States President Donald Trump about de-certifying Bombardier (TSX: BBDd) models in response to Canada’s lack of certification of new Gulfstream models – according to a Reuters article published last night (Feb. 20th).
Photo of Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft flying side by side courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace.
A spokesperson for the office of the transport minister said that the Canadian government is still discussing the certification of other aircraft with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, according to Coast Reporter.
Last month, President Trump announced on his Truth Social account that all aircraft made in Canada – including Bombardier’s (BBB.B-TO) Global Expresses – would be decertified in the U.S. until Gulfstream was fully certified in Canada.
President Trump’s post reads that “Canada is effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process,” and warns of a 50% tariff on all aircraft sold into the USA if “the situation is not immediately corrected.”
Specifically, President Trump said that Canada needed to certify Gulfstream’s G500, G600, G700 and G800 models.
Under global aviation rules, the country where an aircraft is designed – the U.S. in Gulfstream’s case – is responsible for primary certification known as a type certificate, vouching for the design’s safety; other countries typically validate the decision of the primary regulatory, but have the right to refuse or ask for more data, according to Reuters.
