Aviation Week Network’s fleet forecast projects that Boeing will deliver 44 aircraft to Chinese customers in 2025, the majority of which are expected to be 737-8s and 737-9s. Chinese airlines have a total of 295 737 MAX-family aircraft on order, including 39 737-8s and 10 737-10s for Xiamen Airlines.

Air India is reportedly considering the potential acquisition of “several” Boeing 737 Max narrowbody airplanes, which remain undelivered to Chinese-based airlines amid ongoing tensions between the US Government and China.

MAX jet, originally designated for delivery to a Chinese airline, was en route back to the United States on Monday, Reuters reported, citing flight tracking data. The plane's return may be another sign of rising trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.