Re-read my statement again. They still fly them but only by leasing the aircraft. I'm sure they would love to purchase the aircraft or have a Russian company purchase them and then lease it from them. David R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 19:09 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Little Rock Denies Reality > In a message dated 11/10/2003 1:04:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, > damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << The problem with your logic is that it is usually a one-way trip out of > the US. Due to unreasonable tariffs, many countries sell more to the US than > the US sells to them. As an example, look at Russia. If you notice, many of the > non-Russian aircraft are leased and are registered in foreign countries > because the Russian government imposes a tariff of as much as 40%. >> > > Yet they still fly them. It is the same as companies in the US, which has > some of the world's lowest Tariffs and Excise taxes, they will often find ways > around tax structures in the US and other countries in which they do business.