A new Boeing jet landed in China on Monday, nearly two months after the nation’s government told airlines not to accept orders from the American plane manufacturer.
The 737 MAX landed at Boeing’s Zhoushan completion center outside of Shanghai, according to Reuters. It left Seattle, where Boeing is headquartered, on Saturday, then refueled in Hawaii and Guam on its way to China. The flight was painted with the colors and logo of China’s Xiamen Airlines.
Beijing had told its airlines to stop accepting deliveries from the Seattle-based plane manufacturer and to halt purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts manufactured by U.S. companies soon after the U.S. announced its exorbitant tariffs on China in April.
After the White House announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs, Boeing said in late May that it would resume deliveries