AerCap Calls on Trump to Expand Zero-Tariff Plane Pact

Why remaining tariffs could clip Chinese airlines’ wings, and Boeing’s

Millions of US dollars could be added to cost of a plane imported from US, with production of home-grown passenger jets to also be affected.

AerCap calls on Trump to expand zero-tariff plane pact

The head of the world's largest aircraft leasing company has called on US President Donald Trump to renegotiate and expand a duty-free trade agreement for the aircraft industry to include newcomers like China in a new lobbying twist to the trade war.

Exclusive-Aircraft leasing giant calls on Trump to expand zero-tariff plane pact

By Tim Hepher and David Shepardson

Aircraft leasing giant calls on Trump to expand zero-tariff plane pact

USA-TRADE/AIRCRAFT-AERCAP (EXCLUSIVE, PIX):EXCLUSIVE-Aircraft leasing giant calls on Trump to expand zero-tariff plane pact

AerCap urges Trump to expand aircraft tariff-free trade deal

The head of the world’s largest aircraft leasing company has called on US President Donald Trump to renegotiate and expand a decades-old duty-free trade agreement for the aircraft industry, aiming to bring major economies like China and India into the fold. Aengus Kelly, chief executive of Dublin-based AerCap, said the current trade tensions offer an opportunity to improve the 1979 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, which bans tariffs on jetl…