Air India looking to buy Boeing planes rejected by China

AIR INDIA IS looking to take Boeing planes rejected by Chinese carriers, people familiar with the matter said, joining the ranks of Asian Airlines vying to benefit from the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

- MIHIR MISHRA

The Tata Group-owned carrier, which urgently needs aircraft to expedite its revival, plans to approach Boeing about acquiring a number of jets the US planemaker was readying for Chinese airlines before reciprocal tariffs thwarted the handovers, according to the people, who are familiar with discussions at the Indian airline and didn't want to be identified because the information isn't public.