A new Boeing jet meant for a Chinese airline reportedly returned to the U.S. because of the ongoing trade war

[Eugene]

A new Boeing jet meant for a Chinese airline reportedly returned to the U.S. because of the ongoing trade war (Fortune)

• A Boeing jet at the company’s completion plant in China flew back to the U.S. on Friday, according to reports. The new plane was supposed to be delivered to a Chinese airline, however, it was never handed over. Earlier this week, the Chinese government reportedly told airlines not to buy new jets from Boeing and to get permission before accepting any planes it had already ordered but hadn’t been delivered yet.

A brand-new Boeing jet is caught up in the trade war between China and the U.S.

The plane arrived at Boeing’s China facility in Zhoushan, but had to return to the U.S. shortly after, according to trade publication The Air Current. With the U.S. and China locked in a trade war that pits the world’s two largest economies against each other, companies like Boeing that do business in both countries find themselves caught in the crosshairs. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported Chinese government officials had instructed domestic airlines not to order any new aircraft from Boeing and to seek approval before taking any already ordered planes.

The plane that reportedly returned to the U.S. from the completion plant in Zhoushan is one of three 737 Max jets that arrived since March, according to Reuters. At its Zhoushan facility in eastern China (about a three and a half hour drive from Shanghai), Boeing applies the finishing touches to already constructed aircraft, installing seats and painting the exterior. The fate of the other planes located at the Zhoushan facility was not immediately clear.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-jet-meant-chinese-airline-161406929.html

[Blues Heron]

1. They bounced it back.

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[magicarpet]

2. Airbus of Europe will pick up the Boeing slack.

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