Boeing resumes aircraft deliveries to China as tariff war eases

Boeing (NYSE:BA) has restarted its aircraft deliveries to China, handing a new 787-9 Dreamliner to Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines on Saturday, Reuters reported, citing Shanghai-based business news outlet Yicai.

The delivery marks a thaw in Sino-U.S. trade tensions after Beijing lifted a month-long ban placed on its airlines from taking delivery of U.S.-made planes in response to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, which called for a 145% duty on Chinese goods.

As the trade war escalated, with China imposing a 125% tax on U.S. products, Boeing (NYSE:BA) bought back aircraft destined for its Chinese customers.

Early this week, a Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 Max painted in the livery of Xiamen Airlines landed in its Zhoushan completion center, indicating that the U.S. aircraft maker was ready to resume its China deliveries.

However, its aircraft delivery to Juneyao Airlines comes amid public scrutiny on the 787 model, which was involved in a deadly Air India crash this week, killing all but one of the 242 people on board in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.