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China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs

Old_JoeOld_Joe
edited April 21 in Other Investing
Following is a current report from The Guardian:

With estimated $55m price set to balloon by 125%, 737 Max returns to Seattle production hub still wearing the colours of Xiamen Airlines
A Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Sunday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by Donald Trump. The 737 MAX, which was meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, landed at Seattle’s Boeing Field at 6.11pm, according to a Reuters witness. It was painted with Xiamen livery.

The jet, which made refuelling stops in Guam and Hawaii on its 5,000-mile (8,000-km) return journey, was one of several 737 MAX jets – Boeing’s bestselling model – that had been waiting at Boeing’s Zhoushan completion centre for final work and delivery.Trump this month raised baseline tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%. In retaliation, China imposed a 125% tariff on US goods.

A Chinese airline taking delivery of a Boeing jet could be crippled by the tariffs, given that a new 737 MAX has a market value of around $55m, according to IBA, an aviation consultancy. It was not clear which party made the decision for the aircraft to return to the US. Boeing and Xiamen had not responded to Reuters requests for comment at time of publication.

Confusion over changing tariffs could leave many aircraft deliveries in limbo, with some airline CEOs saying they would defer delivery of planes rather than pay duties, analysts say.

Comment: @FD1000 notwithstanding, it is not beyond possibility that if you have an investment in Boeing it might be affected by Trump's idiocy.

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  • larryB
    Commment: @ Old_Joe. +1,000,000
  • Sven
    China is a big customer for Boeing, and this will hurt. China aerospace industry is maturing, but they should able to export their own passenger aircrafts in coming years.
  • rforno
    edited April 21
    Yup. My ETF with 20% exposure in Airbus should do nicely from this.

    I'm at the point where if I can profit from FOTUS' idiocy I will, because his policies by themselves won't be doing us any good no matter how much Power of Positive Thinking he tweets out ...
  • yogibearbullyogibearbull
    Ignore would be better than tag.
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    @yogibearbull- Yeah, you're right- poor form. Sorry... I'll try to be good.
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