Delta flies new A350-900 to Tokyo, aircraft stays in Japan amid US tariff review
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Delta Air Lines flew a new Airbus A350-900, registration N533DN, from Toulouse to Tokyo‑Narita on flight DL9936 in late September, and the aircraft was still in Japan on 13 October, according to Flightradar24 data.
Delta has not disclosed why the aircraft was delivered to Japan or when it will enter service, and Professor Elmar Giemulla suggests the move may be linked to the US Section 232 investigation of aircraft import duties, noting that a US‑president’s proclamation on 9 July temporarily waived additional tariffs and required further negotiations within 180 days, while 19 CFR § 122.52 permits US‑registered foreign‑built aircraft to operate internationally without full import clearance.
The delivery could allow Delta to postpone final US import and avoid possible retroactive tariff increases, a strategy previously used with the same flight number for A350 deliveries to Tokyo.