Aircraft
American States Seek Foreign Aerospace Investment
State representatives at Paris Air Show play down concern over Trump tariffs
Joby eVTOL aircraft
Joby Aviation is manufacturing its eVTOL aircraft in Dayton, Ohio.

Almost two dozen American states have crossed the Atlantic to the Paris Air Show, seeking to attract foreign investment. They do so against a backdrop of insecurity among global aerospace and defense companies, some of whom feel long-established partnerships with their U.S. counterparts have been compromised by the Trump administration’s aggressive imposition of tariffs.

While the tariffs are supposedly intended to induce foreign companies to establish job-creating U.S. facilities, uncertainty over how they are being applied has left prospective investors confused. Industry players like Airbus and GKN Aerospace, which already employ thousands of Americans, have found that they are nonetheless subject to tariffs on aircraft and systems produced elsewhere.