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Re:Delta Strips Engines Off New Airbus Jets to Overcome US S... by duxup on Friday July 11, 2025 @11:46AM (#44533512)
>“We are not planning to pay tariffs on aircraft deliveries,” Bastian said in an interview this week as Delta reported earnings, echoing his previous remarks. He said tariffs were partly responsible for the planes not being imported into the US.

Can't imagine they're altering orders in a big way either right?

Just waiting it out?

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Re:Delta Strips Engines Off New Airbus Jets to Overcome US S... by toomuchtodo on Friday July 11, 2025 @11:53AM (#44533623)
As an airline, they can take delivery anywhere in the world to avoid tariffs, like avoiding sales tax on a supercar by plating it in Montana or avoiding corporate tax by funneling through Ireland via the Double Irish arrangement.
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Re:Delta Strips Engines Off New Airbus Jets to Overcome US S... by duxup on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:00PM (#44533737)
They don’t seem to be doing so.
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Re:Delta Strips Engines Off New Airbus Jets to Overcome US S... by toomuchtodo on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:27PM (#44534093)
> “We are not planning to pay tariffs on aircraft deliveries,” Bastian said
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Re:Delta Strips Engines Off New Airbus Jets to Overcome US S... by duxup on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:29PM (#44534120)
Yes I quoted that too...

I'm not sure what you're saying they could do. They're stripping the planes for parts, not taking delivery elsewhere and then utilizing the whole plane.

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Re:Delta Strips Engines Off New Airbus Jets to Overcome US S... by eaglefield on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:25PM (#44537384)
Later in the article it seems they expect the EU and the US to sign a trade agreement soon-ish, whereafter they can start importing again. So i think the plan is just to wait it out.
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