China Claims Boeing Has Approval to Resume 737 MAX 8 Deliveries

China said on Thursday that it granted Boeing (NYSE: BA) permission last month to begin deliveries of its 737 MAX 8 to domestic clients

The issue forced the aviation regulator to stop 171 737 MAX 9 planes and disrupt hundreds of flights by US carriers.

China is one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace markets, with Boeing projecting that it would account for 20% of global aircraft demand by 2042.

China was the first to stop MAX planes following two incidents in 2018 and 2019, which killed roughly 350 people.

Analysts believe it is too early to predict what this would entail for the world’s two largest countries’ troubled trade ties.

The MAX handover follows Boeing’s first straight delivery of a 787 Dreamliner to a Chinese client in December 2019.