Swiss Planemaker Pilatus Pauses US Deliveries, Citing Tariffs

Aircraft maker Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AGhas stopped deliveries to the US one day after the 39% tariff rate on Switzerland went into effect, as President Donald Trump’s surprise decision roils local manufacturers.

“Massive additional costs” and the resulting competitive disadvantages with US and European competitors are causing increasing uncertainty among customers, the maker of the PC-12 single-engine utility plane and PC-24 10-passenger business jet said in a statement. That led the company to temporarily interrupt its US business, the statement said.

Pilatus said it would work with clients to send the planes to other markets, “a project that involves ...