India orders airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jets
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President Donald Trump said he reached a deal with Indonesia that will tariff its goods at 19%, and that the Southeast Asian nation agreed to erase all duties on US imports and buy more than $19 billion of American products including 50 Boeing Co.
Jakarta. US President Donald Trump had just announced that he would slash the promised 32 percent tariffs to 19 percent on Indonesian goods. In exchange, Indonesia agreed to give the US tariff-free access to its market, according to Trump.
India and South Korea have ordered inspections of Boeing aircraft fuel switches following a fatal Air India crash investigation. Although Boeing and the FAA assure safety, the scrutiny continues, echoing a 2018 advisory.
Indonesia committed to buying $15 billion worth of U.S. energy, $4.5 billion in American agricultural products and 50 Boeing jets, "many of them 777's," Trump announced on social media.
The European Union has prepared a new list of retaliatory tariffs worth €72 billion ($84 billion) on U.S. goods, including Boeing ( NYSE: BA) aircraft, automobiles, bourbon, and a wide range of industrial and agricultural products, Bloomberg reported.
Aviation influencer Sam Chui and Fiona Pang invited guests aboard their favorite aircraft to watch them tie the knot2. They married on a Boeing 747 as it flew over the UAE.