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Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:03 am ETBEIJING—Boeing’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised to benefit from the thaw in U.S.-China relations.China Southern Airlines, one of several Chinese carriers with undelivered MAX jets, has been readying to receive Boeing’s planes as early as January, people familiar with the matter said. Now the airline is planning to conduct additional safety inspections on those aircraft…

Chinese airlines are rapidly increasing their domestic flight schedules after Beijing’s relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions sparked a rise in demand for air travel, the potential start of what could be a tailwind for the global aviation industry.China had been set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest aviation market before Covid hit but the country has been among the slowest to recover from the pandemic-era collapse in air travel. Now, after widespread protests prompted Beijing to review its stringent zero-Covid…