The returns process has begun. After China's government reportedly ordered the nation's airlines to pause purchases of US aircraft and related parts, Xiamen Airlines has rejected at least two Boeing jets whose cost was set to skyrocket as a result of President Trump's tariffs.

A Boeing jet that arrived at a completion plant near Shanghai last month was returning to the U.S., flight tracking data showed on Friday, in a sign that at least one Chinese airline could be halting deliveries due to U.

The tariff situation for aerospace stock Boeing (BA) became very clear recently, as China followed through on its plans to refuse delivery of