Air Canada punishes Trump's (and Boeing's) tariffs: snubs the 777X and orders its rival, the Airbus A350

In his first year as president of the United States, Donald Trump has been the architect of an unexpected revival of Boeing. Thanks to his duty mattes, succeeded in forcing trade agreements that often included even very large orders for the Everett-based manufacturer, such as. those arrived from Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines and Emirates.

Elsewhere this blackmail policy has worked less or not at all, at least as far as orders for the Stars and Stripes aviation industry are concerned. This is the case in Canada, with whom the tycoon has been on the outs for a wide variety of reasons (all of which he has raised) since he returned to the White House for the second time.

Paying for it was Boeing Which, for the past year, he hasn't nabbed a shred of business from the country's largest airline, Air Canada. Which, indeed, in recent hours has unveiled an order worth $3 billion for eight Airbus A350-1000s. to which is added an option to purchase eight more aircraft of the same type.

According to the company's statement, the -1000 will be used "to strengthen supply in markets where demand continues to grow, such as the Indian sub-continent, the Far East and Australia." Markets that the 'stretched' version of the A350 can easily reach without load restrictions, thanks to its range of about 9,000 nautical miles (16,500km).

So European aviation enthusiasts should rest their hearts: we are very unlikely to see -1000s with maple leaves on their tails at airports on the Old Continent or get to fly them over the Atlantic.

Starting in late 2026 we will instead get to see in our neck of the woods the Canadian carrier's Boeing 787-10s, those yes 'made in the U.S.' but ordered in 16 examples in the fall of 2023 when Joe Biden was still in the White House. In a few months, we will also see the first of the 30 Airbus A321XLR, while deliveries of Airbus A220s continue, 23 of which have yet to be delivered as part of an order placed by Air Canada for 65 aircraft.

Returning to the A350-1000, the first delivery is scheduled for 2030. The choice of the Canadian carrier Leaves the Boeing 777X once again high and dry in North America., which has so far received no orders from Canadian or American airlines, and of which the -1000 is, in terms of range and passenger capacity, the most direct competitor.