CEO Guillaume Faury told CNBC on Thursday that if US President Donald Trump’s tariffs affected Airbus’s imports in the US, the airline may prioritise deliveries to non-US clients.
Trump announced on Wednesday that he would impose additional tariffs within the next month or sooner, extending the levies he has imposed since assuming office. These duties could impact a number of industries, including the aircraft sector and its suppliers.
“Delivering to the US is extremely difficult due to the high demand from the rest of the world. However, we can adjust by deferring deliveries to other customers who are eager to purchase planes,” Faury stated. He had stated earlier in the day that the group “should not be directly impacted by tariffs” when he was in Toulouse presenting Airbus’ annual results.
We do buy a lot from the United States, in fact. “Like few other companies, we manufacture, assemble, develop, and sell to the United States. We think tariffs in this industry would be lose-lose,” he stated during the press conference. Airbus’s website states that it spends 15 billion euros ($15.70 billion) a year with its network of over 2,000 suppliers in the United States, the company’s largest single supplier.
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