By Aditya Kalra, Aditi Shah and Abhijith Ganapavaram NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air India is in talks with U.S. planemaker Boeing to acquire around 10 737 MAX jets after Chinese customers started rejecting deliveries amid a trade war with the United States,

The ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, marked by steep duties above 100%, have impacted various sectors, even the aviation industry has taken a hit.

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.