While Washington threatens to double customs duties on imported planes, Airbus CEO, Guillaume Faury, clarifies the position of the European manufacturer: the additional cost will be the responsibility of airlines. “Customs duties must be suffered by the matter,” he said on Tuesday at the group’s general meeting.
Set for the moment at 10 %, these surcharge could increase to 20 % at the end of a 90 -day suspension period. Guillaume Faury admits that these taxes “do not please” customers, but adds that Airbus works with them on “many potential ideas” to mitigate their effects. It is still necessary, according to him, to “understand the nature and the evolution of these customs rights”.
An aeronautical industry already weakened
Airbus is not spared either when it imports spare parts for its mobile factory, in Alabama. Guillaume Faury specifies that the forecasts of results for 2025, published in February, do not integrate these new taxes, revealing possible revisions. “We assess this complexity to see what is affected and adapt our production flows,” he added.
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In Europe, the boss of Ryanair threatened to delay his delivery of Boeing devices if the costs increased, while Delta Airlines refuses to pay the rights on the Airbus she expects this year. In this context, Guillaume Faury recalls the fragility of an industry where “each plane includes 3 million parts” and where transatlantic exchanges are constant.
