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Airbus Reroutes Exports Amid Trump's Tariff Threat

5/2/2025

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Airbus is strategizing to sidestep Donald Trump's tariff plan by routing plane exports to U.S. airlines via other nations. CEO Guillaume Faury warns that tariffs could inflate airline costs and ticket prices. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines is postponing aircraft deliveries to dodge these tariffs, even as Airbus celebrates a 33% surge in first-quarter net income, totaling 793 million euros.

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Airbus is strategizing to sidestep Donald Trump's tariff plan by routing plane exports to U.S. airlines via other nations. CEO Guillaume Faury warns that tariffs could inflate airline costs and ticket prices. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines is postponing aircraft deliveries to dodge these tariffs, even as Airbus celebrates a 33% surge in first-quarter net income, totaling 793 million euros.