A Boeing 737 Max jet that was all but completed and sitting at a finishing facility in China was returned to Boeing Field in Seattle on Saturday. The jet was meant to join Xiamen Airlines’ fleet, and was already adorned with its livery.
It’s unclear who ordered the jet’s return, as neither Boeing nor Xiamen has commented on it.
Earlier this week, Beijing told all of its airlines to halt any further orders from U.S.-based aerospace manufacturers.
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A Boeing jet that was all but completed and sitting at a finishing facility in Zhoushan, in China’s Zhejiang Province, has returned to U.S. soil. The jet, which was set to be used by Xiamen Airlines and already adorned with its livery, landed at Boeing Field in Seattle on Saturday evening, April 19, according to Reuters.
The returned Boeing 737 Max jet is the aerospace giant’s first public casualty from an escalating trade war that saw the Trump administration levy a 145% baseline tariff on all Chinese imports, followed by a 125% retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods courtesy of the Chinese Communist Party.
China halts US-made aerospace orders
Earlier this week, Beijing told its airlines to halt any further orders of Boeing jets, as well as aircraft-related equipment and parts from U.S. companies. However, at the time, Bloomberg reported that some of the delivery paperwork and payments for jets may have been completed before the tariffs took effect. As such, it’s unclear why Xiamen’s 737, which was already in China, was sent back to the U.S.
According to Reuters, it’s also unclear who ordered the jet’s return. Neither Boeing nor Xiamen returned the outlet’s request for comment.
President Donald Trump referenced China’s decision to halt all orders of Boeing planes and aerospace parts on Tuesday, April 15, writing on Truth Social that Beijing, “just reneged on the big Boeing deal, saying that they will ‘not take possession’ of fully committed to aircraft.”
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