Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Trump Threatens Bombardier Sales Ban Unless Planes Built in US
Donald Trump said Bombardier may not be allowed to sell its planes in the United States.
Bombardier is a Canadian company that makes business jets.
Trump said the company should build more of its planes in America if it wants to sell them there.
He also accused Canada of making it difficult for American banks and companies to operate there.
Bombardier already has thousands of US workers, facilities, and suppliers.
The United States is its biggest market and provides more than half of its revenue, according to Trump.
It is not clear how the US government could legally stop the aircraft from being sold.
The warning is part of a larger tariff dispute between the United States and Canada.
Earlier threats against Bombardier aircraft were not carried out.
Donald Trump threatened to block Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States unless the Canadian company builds more planes there.
Trump accused Canada of blocking American banks and companies and called bilateral trade provisions “unjust and unfair.”
Bombardier already employs more than 3,000 people at nine US facilities and works with over 2,800 American suppliers.
The United States accounts for more than half of Bombardier’s revenue, according to Trump, and is a major market for its Global and Challenger jets.
The threat came amid escalating tariff tensions; earlier threats to decertify Bombardier aircraft and impose 50% tariffs were not implemented.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump, Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, and the governments of the United States and Canada.
- What
- Trump threatened to block Bombardier aircraft from being sold in the United States unless the company builds more aircraft there.
- When
- Monday, September 8, 2026, according to the articles.
- Where
- The dispute involves the United States and Canada; Trump made the threat on Truth Social.
- Why
- Trump cited what he called unfair US-Canada trade provisions and accused Canada of blocking American banks and companies.
Trump and US Trade Position
Bombardier and Canadian Position
Market access and production
Trump and US Trade Position
Trump said Bombardier must build aircraft in the United States to sell them there and argued that Canada has treated American companies unfairly.
Bombardier and Canadian Position
Bombardier said it values its American employees, suppliers, customers, and communities and plans to continue investing in its US operations.
Existing US contribution
Trump and US Trade Position
Trump demanded that more aircraft assembly move to the United States, despite the company’s existing American operations.
Bombardier and Canadian Position
Bombardier employs more than 3,000 people at nine US facilities, works with over 2,800 US suppliers, and uses US-made engines from companies including Honeywell Aerospace and GE Aerospace.
Tariffs and negotiations
Trump and US Trade Position
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian products, including hockey sticks and cement, while Trump continued pressing trade complaints.
Bombardier and Canadian Position
Canada planned retaliatory tariffs of 15% to 50% on selected US goods, and Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended negotiations after saying US demands had become unacceptable.
- Threatened company
- Bombardier, a Montreal-based Canadian business-jet manufacturer
- Potential US action
- Blocking Bombardier aircraft sales or deliveries in the United States
- Condition stated by Trump
- Bombardier must build aircraft in the United States to access the US market
- Bombardier’s US presence
- More than 3,000 employees at nine US facilities and more than 2,800 American suppliers
- US market importance
- More than half of Bombardier’s revenue comes from the United States, according to Trump
- Trade retaliation
- Canada planned tariffs of 15% to 50% on selected US imports, including steel, aluminum, and dairy products
- Earlier Bombardier threats
- Trump previously threatened 50% tariffs on Canadian aircraft and possible US decertification of Bombardier planes; those measures were not implemented
- Enforcement uncertainty
- The articles say Trump did not explain how a sales ban could be enforced, and US authorities did not immediately provide details
