Transportation
Chinese Airlines Give Boeing an Unexpected Boost With More 737 Max Deliveries
- Uncertainty lingers with nation said to halve 2024 Max imports
- Winnowing stash of undelivered 737 jets key to cash flow
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China’s airlines are stepping up deliveries of Boeing Co. 737 Max jets at an opportune time for the reeling US planemaker, whose commercial activity had been largely frozen in one of its largest international markets until recently.
China Southern, Air China and Kunming Airlines are either flying or preparing to ferry newly acquired Boeing 737 from Seattle on Wednesday, according to FlightAware. The airlines filed plans bearing their own flight codes for journeys to Honolulu, the first stop across the Pacific and an indication they’ve already taken possession of the Max aircraft from Boeing.