Boeing Delivers First 737 From China Plant as Trade War Simmers
- Will deliver first plane from Zhoushan center on Saturday
- Company depends on sprawling market as Trump stokes tensions
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Boeing Co. has kicked off its industrial foray into China, handing over the first 737 Max completed in the country to Air China as executives looked past simmering trade tension to a $2.7 trillion market opportunity.
The jetliner was the first to be delivered outside the U.S. by the Chicago-based planemaker, although the aircraft for all intents and purposes bore a "Made in U.S.A." label. It marked the debut of Boeing’s plane completion and delivery center in Zhoushan, 90 miles southeast of Shanghai. The completion part of the facility is a joint venture with state-owned planemaker Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd.