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If this is similar to the old tariffs, it affects only new aircraft. Some airlines were already buying Airbus planes from Europe and flying them in South Americ
by ppeetteerr 6y ago
If this is similar to the old tariffs, it affects only new aircraft. Some airlines were already buying Airbus planes from Europe and flying them in South America long enough for the planes to be considered "old" so that they may be excluded from the tariffs.
- belval 6y agoYou have to admire the out-of-the-box and absurdity of that solution. Someone actually sat in an office and realized he could save money by letting aircrafts decay in South America before using them.
- ppeetteerr 6y agoRight?! There is probably some import team at United who is tasked with minimizing buying cost and a budget in the millions.
- MattGaiser 6y agoLaws create absurd situations. In Canada, it was cheaper for pizza companies to buy cheese with pepperoni from the US than buy cheese here. https://www.betterfarming.com/online-news/feds-close-pizza-cheese-import-loophole-54153 https://www.betterfarming.com/online-news/feds-close-pizza-c...
- ppeetteerr 6y agoI hope we can one day talk about cheese on HN. That entire industry survives on tariffs and government handouts.
- MattGaiser 6y agoI think it does in every country.
- Glawen 6y agotarifs don't matter in France. Why would i buy a foreign cheese if I don't like it, even if it is cheaper? e.g. I rarely buy gouda because I find it less tasty than a comté or tome, but it is foreign and cheaper!
- belval 6y ago"The cheese in the kits should be classified as a dairy product and be subject to the 245.5 per cent tariff for cheese products that are subject to duties" I knew we were subsidizing the dairy industry in Canada but this is an insanely high tariff.
- munificent 6y agoIn the US, imported Ford Transit vans go through customs, and then the rear seats, seat belts, and windows are torn out. All to avoid a tarriff instituted by Johnson in the 60s to retaliate against Europe for instilling tarriffs to avoid the US dumping cheap chickens on them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-strange-case-of-fords-attempt-to-avoid-thechicken-tax/2018/07/06/643624fa-796a-11e8-8df3-007495a78738_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-strange-...
- TorKlingberg 6y agoI'd think this kind of thing gets discovered organically. Airlines constantly buy and sell planes. South American airlines will notice that they can sell couple-year-old aircraft to the US for good money and upgrade to brand new Airbuses at hardly any cost to them.