Legal Loopholes: How Two Airlines Are Avoiding Tariffs On New Jets

Well, with Delta Air Lines’ CEO commenting that his company would not be paying for tariffs – many were wondering just exactly how this plan was going to be executed. We now have a better idea as Delta appears to be executing its tariff-avoidance plan already! On the other side of the Atlantic, we’re seeing reports that German carrier Lufthansa is mulling the exploitation of a legal loophole to avoid potential tariffs on the delivery of new Boeing aircraft.