cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62815326
Ryanair would look for an alternative aircraft supplier if US tariffs materially affect the price of planes it has ordered from Boeing, chief executive Michael O’Leary said in a letter on Thursday, adding that he would consider Chinese plane maker COMAC.
6 Comments
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 1y
USA uses 'tariff'....it hurts itself in its confusion!
nick_99@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Nope, never, good thing chiiiiii-naa pays the tariffs.
rotkehle@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y
What's wrong with Airbus?
faintwhenfree@lemmus.org · 6 pts · 1y
Airbus orders are booked till 2029 iirc. Disclaimer, I might be wrong. And I don't feel like fact checking.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
If their airplanes are as reliable as their houses or infrastructure, this is going to be even worse than Boeing.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
I mean… Boeing is a pretty low bar to jump over these days