Riyadh Air willing to buy Boeing planes from cancelled Chinese orders, CEO says

By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Manya Saini

DUBAI (Reuters) -Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas said on Monday the Saudi startup carrier would be ready to buy Boeing aircraft destined for Chinese airlines if they are not delivered due to the escalating trade war between the United States and China.

Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to the United States in a delivery standoff that drew new criticism of Beijing from U.S….