China Southern Airlines suspended the sale of 10 Boeing Co. 787-8 Dreamliner, used, After Beijing’s growing commercial war with the United States put at risk the supply of airplanes to the continent.
The airline, one of the three state statements in the country, had planned to replace the American manufacturing width fuselage aircraft with larger and more modern airplanes, more suitable for the long distance network of China Southern. This plan was disrupted by the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and retaliation measures implemented by Beijing last weekend.
The airline measure illustrates a domino effect of the growing commercial confrontation, which extends beyond the agreements on new products taxed by the two governments and affects the secondary trade of used aircraft.
China Southern alleged “events that affected transactions” CHow reason to suspend the sale, according to notices of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange) published on April 11, the day when Beijing announced retaliation tariffs on US products, among other measures. The airline made the decision because it feared that the commercial war would hinder its ability to receive more Boeing aircraft, according to Nikkei, which previously reported on the suspension.
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that Beijing ordered its airlines to suspend the reception of Boeing aircraft and asked them to stop buying pieces of aircraft manufactured in the United StatesS, as the commercial war between the two greatest economies progresses. The United States has imposed tariffs of up to 145% of Chinese products, while Beijing has imposed 125% levies to US products, amounts that make new purchases of Boeing impracticable.
After Bloomberg’s article, Trump intervened to criticize Chinese leaders with a publication in their social social network. He said that China “has just breached the important agreement with Boeing, stating that ‘it will not take possession’ of the planes that have been fully committed.”
China Southern Group, based in Guangzhou, is one of the world’s largest airline groups, with participation in 10 airlines and operating 932 commercial airplanes. He transported 165 million passengers and managed 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail in 2024, according to his latest financial report.
