 Meanwhile, British Eagle's unhappiness at the Government's refusal to exempt it from paying duty on its new Boeing 707-365Cs led to a decision to postpone from February to December 1967 delivery of the first aircraft, swapping the second aircraft's delivery position for the first and arranging to take delivery of the second in mid-1968.The airline estimated that this delay had cost it US$1m in lost North Atlantic revenue.It also pointed out that this would have been enough to pay for the duty.