The boss of Ryanair has threatened to cancel orders with American aircraft maker Boeing and buy from Chinese manufacturers instead if Donald Trump’s trade tariffs push up costs.

https://archive.ph/oWJ8U

  • ieatpwns@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I woulda cancelled Boeing orders after the killed the whistle blower and the door fell off mid flight. But what do I know I’m not an airline CEO

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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      It’s a cost/risk calculation. It can still be cheaper to buy the dangerous planes as long as the lawsuits cost less than the savings.

      • bluegreenwookie@bookwormstory.social
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        20 hours ago

        Yeah sadly this is the case. Plenty of large corporations break regulations and write of fines as a cost of operations. Same with lawsuits.