Air China wants Boeing to pay

BEIJING — Air China Ltd., one of China’s three major state-owned airlines, is joining carriers that are asking Boeing Co. for compensation for the grounding of its 737 Max jetliners following two fatal crashes.

The carrier also has asked Boeing for compensation for disruption due to delays in delivery of new aircraft.

Air China becomes the second Chinese carrier to ask Boeing for compensation following stateowned China Eastern Airlines Ltd. last month. China was among the first governments to order carriers to suspend use of the 737 Max following crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed a total of 346 people.