Delta repurposes new engines for US fleet: US carrier Delta Air Lines has been removing new engines from its Airbus jets — transporting them from Europe to the US — to install them in older aircraft and avoid President Donald Trump's 10% import tariffs, unnamed sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Friday.

IN CONTEXT- The US-made Pratt & Whitney engines are meant for Delta’s Europe-made Airbus A321neo, which are currently unfit for service as the aircraft seats remain uncertified, according to the news outlet. Delta reportedly grabbed the new engines to accommodate a shortage, as many of their old A321s remain out of service due to issues such as contaminated metal powder within their original engine turbines.

The airline will continue to pull engines from the new planes until further notice. “We are not planning to pay tariffs on aircraft deliveries,” the news outlet quotes Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian as saying. The airline has rerouted its Airbus jets through Japan before bringing them to the US to avoid large import costs.

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