Air India Keen to Take Boeing Planes Refused by Chinese Airlines

US-China Tariff War Allows Air India, Other Non-Chinese Airlines to Acquire Boeing Planes, Helping Offset Its Losses

- Bloomberg

Air India Ltd is looking to take Boeing Co. 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.

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