Boeing aircraft deliveries to China resume after two months
Tariff war led to return of planes and delayed handover
US-China agreement temporarily lifts additional tariffs
Xiamen Airlines and Juneyao Airlines to receive new aircraft soon
The delivery of Boeing aircraft to Chinese airlines, which had been suspended due to the US-China tariff war, will resume after two months.
According to Chinese local media outlets such as Jiemian News on June 8, a new Boeing 737 MAX departed from Boeing headquarters in Seattle, USA for China in the early morning of the previous day.
Originally, this aircraft was scheduled to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines at Boeing's completion center in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. However, due to the impact of the US-China tariff war, it was one of three aircraft that returned to Seattle last April. As a result of the reciprocal tariffs, an additional tariff rate of 125% was imposed on the aircraft, leading Chinese airlines to refuse delivery of the completed planes.
However, as the US and China agreed last month to suspend the imposition of high tariffs for 90 days, Chinese airlines have resumed taking delivery of aircraft.
It is expected that other airlines will also soon resume receiving Boeing aircraft. Xiamen Airlines is set to take delivery of the remaining two planes soon, and Juneyao Airlines is scheduled to receive a Boeing 787 wide-body passenger aircraft within this month.
China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Logistics, will also take delivery of a Boeing freighter this month.
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