BEIJING (Bloomberg): Boeing Co. has begun flying 737 Max jets that were refused by Chinese airline customers back to the US, as the trade war between the two biggest economies escalates.
The jet, at Boeing’s Zhoushan completion center in China and intended for Xiamen Air, flew from Zhoushan to Guam, the first leg across the Pacific, according to data from FlightRadar24.
The jet flew from Seattle to Zhoushan via Hawaii and Guam last month, the data shows.
There are at least two other planes in Zhoushan awaiting delivery, according to data from tracker Aviation Flights Group.
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The fast-moving dispute between the world’s two biggest economies has caught Boeing in the middle. Bloomberg News reported this week that China had instructed airlines to stop taking delivery of Boeing jets.
Reuters first reported on the Boeing plane being returned from China. Boeing declined to comment. Xiamen Air didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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