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Andy Burns[_13_] Andy Burns[_13_] is offline
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charles wrote:

dennis wrote:

Suppose the EU puts a 5% tariff on jet engines how long would it be
before all the Airbus planes were ordered with prat and whitney engines?


wouldn't the same tariff apply to them? Or have they a factory in Europe?


They have one in canada, so maybe CETA will cover them? Though it
wouldn't surprise me if jet engines were excluded for 'protectionist'
reasons ...