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Trump Says Bombardier Cannot Sell Jets in the US Unless It Builds There

From Daily Maverick · () English

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  • President Donald Trump said Bombardier must manufacture in the United States to continue selling private jets there, escalating a trade dispute with Canada.
  • Bombardier has US factories, suppliers and service centers, and most of its private jets use US-made engines.
  • Analysts questioned whether Trump could block sales, while Canada prepared countertariffs and Bombardier's aircraft remained compliant with US aviation and trade rules.

President Donald Trump said Canadian business-jet maker Bombardier will no longer be allowed to sell its aircraft in the United States unless it starts building them there.

"NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank'," he added.

The threat comes as Washington and Ottawa face a widening trade dispute. Canada is due to introduce a wave of countertariffs against the United States, while the White House did not immediately explain how it would enforce Trump's demand or stop deliveries of Bombardier jets already approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough!

· Donald TrumpTrump announced his threat against Bombardier in a post on Truth Social.

Bombardier's aircraft comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which Trump helped implement. Aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia said he did not expect business-jet customers to cancel orders and questioned how the president could stop the aircraft from being sold. Most Bombardier private jets use engines made in the United States by Honeywell Aerospace and GE Aerospace.

Bombardier's US presence includes 3,500 employees, 2,800 suppliers, factories and service centers. The company is adding a sixth US service center and produces wings for its Global 8000 jet in Texas. It also has a defense facility in Kansas, while about half of the 5,100 aircraft operated by Bombardier customers are located in the United States.

Trump made a similar threat in January, saying the United States would decertify Bombardier Global Express jets and impose 50% tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft unless Canada certified Gulfstream planes. Neither measure took effect, and Canada certified several Gulfstream aircraft the following month. Bombardier reported in July that quarterly revenue rose 6% year on year to $2.15 billion, helped by demand for aftermarket services.

If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank'.

· Donald TrumpTrump said Bombardier must manufacture in the United States to retain access to the market.
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Originally published by Daily Maverick in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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