Bombardier defends US manufacturing amid Trump’s aviation sales threat

Bombardier rebukes Trump’s ban threat, citing US-made components and deep ties with American suppliers and employees.Bombardier has pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s threat to block sales of its aircraft if it doesn’t start building planes in the US, saying it already does.In a statement provided to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, the Quebec-based aircraft manufacturer said it employs thousands of workers throughout the US.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump threatens to block Canada’s Bombardier sales unless planes made in USlist 2 of 4Trump threatens to block opening of Detroit-Canada bridgelist 3 of 4Canada chooses Swedish early warning planes rather than US modellist 4 of 4Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $20bn of US goods take effectend of list“Bombardier aircraft are built with American-made components such as engines, avionics, and many more key systems provided by great American companies,” the aircraft maker said in a statement.Trump took to Truth Social on Monday, criticising the Canadian company for making 50 percent of its revenue in the US and living off “American Buyers, American Companies, American Airports, and American Service”.“NO MO...