The Aviation Working Group (AWG) has released a statement detailing policy recommendations on tariffs and the aviation sector.
The statement sets out and applies fundamental AWG principles - market primacy, level playing field, predictable international trading rules, and aviation safety- to recommend and support the continuation and strengthening of a zero-tariff system applicable to aviation assets and aviation activities.
The statement concludes by noting that the aviation sector stands out as a unique and highly valuable field of trade, which itself facilitates high levels of economic activity. It is anchored in international rules that have served global commerce well.
It also highlights that it has not seen the types of trade imbalances that might warrant a costly and unpredictable change from the relied upon, and highly successful, zero-tariff regime.
The full statement can be found here - x- AWG position statement on tariffs - secreteriat discussion draft[44]