China halts orders of US-made Boeing planes in retaliation to Trump's tariffs

[Greg Hyde]

China halts orders of US-made Boeing planes in retaliation to Trump's tariffs

China has reportedly ordered its airlines to pause all incoming deliveries of American-made Boeing aircraft in response to Donald Trump's 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods.

The three main Chinese airlines were expected to take delivery of 179 Boeing planes between now and 2027 — more planes than the entire Qantas main fleet — in deals worth billions of dollars.

But that plan has been put on hold, according to reports from Bloomberg News.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/china-halts-orders-of-american-boeing-planes-trump-tariffs/105181864

Will QF increase their A350 order and defer the B787's ?

[Greg Hyde]

Warning "This could be fake news "

Read that Delta are flying their new birds from Europe to Japan and claiming that they are "used" to avoid the tariffs.

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[Brenden S]

Very true indeed.

[Lauren J]

It’s all just political show. China has now resumed Boeing deliveries: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/china-removes-ban-boeing-deliveries-after-us-trade-truce-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-05-13/#:~:text=May%2013%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20China,source s%20familiar%20with%20the%20matter.

[Greg Hyde]

It’s all just political show. China has now resumed Boeing deliveries: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/china-removes-ban-boeing-deliveries-after-us-trade-truce-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-05-13/#:~:text=May%2013%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20China,source s%20familiar%20with%20the%20matter.

"all just political show" - Always has been