Juneyao Air Holds Delivery of Boeing 787 After Trump Tariff Chaos
The trade war between the United States and China, initiated by President Donald Trump, has prompted Juneyao Air to suspend the delivery of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
The aircraft, registered B-226N and which would be the 10th of its type in its fleet, was scheduled for delivery in the coming weeks. But the Shanghai-based carrier chose to hold the 787 in the US while tensions between the two countries grow.
Juneyao Air has an order for nine 787-9s that was placed in 2017 and has already received six of the aircraft, the most recent in February. It also has three Dreamliners on lease in its fleet.
Boeing fails to secure more orders in China
The airline founded in 2005 is part of the Star Alliance and flies mainly on domestic and Pacific routes with its fleet of 93 Airbus A320 family jets.
The Boeing 787s are its only long-range jets and are used for flights to Australia and some European destinations.
With the postponement, Juneyao Air will have to put on hold its plan to expand flights to Europe during the summer.
Although it is just one aircraft, the move is an example of the problems that the series of tariffs announced by Trump could trigger in the air travel market.
While the goal has been to revive the industry in the US, the side effect is that manufacturers in the country are finding themselves in a delicate situation, with costs rising and supply chains shaken.
But more than that, Boeing could see several markets closing to its planes. China, for example, has already been a poor business environment for the planemaker, which has not closed a new order in years.
The current situation will certainly make this even more difficult.
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