U.S. aeronautics company Boeing said on Tuesday that it delivered 60 airplanes in June, a 27% increase compared to a year earlier, including eight to Chinese customers for the first time since a trade spat between the U.

Boeing cratered June deliveries to 60 jetsa 27% jump year-over-yearincluding its first planes to China since tariff truce restored shipmentswhile rival Airbus delivered 63. June's

Boeing’s ( NYSE: BA) deliveries to China follow the easing of a ban that Beijing had imposed in April amid escalating tariff tensions with Washington. That ban was rescinded in May after the U.S. and China agreed to pause tariff hikes, allowing commercial aircraft deliveries to resume.

Boeing continued on its path to recovery in June, recording its highest number of 737 MAX deliveries since the end of 2023 and its best delivery rate for the first half of the year since 2018.

Boeing logged more positive momentum in June, accelerating 737 deliveries to a pace not achieved since late 2023 and padding its backlog with orders for another 116 aircraft.

Boeing Co. said it delivered 60 aircraft in June, its best showing in 18 months that reflects improvements in its factories and the resumption of US jet exports to China.

Boeing delivered 60 planes, its highest monthly number since December 2023—the month before a door plug on a 737 Max 9 blew out during a flight, prompting a wave of safety concerns and production slowdowns.