Two-thirds of the new deliveries will be for fleet growth, while the rest will replace older jets. As such, China’s commercial fleet will more than double to nearly 9,600 planes over the next 20 years, Boeing said.

Boeing’s China business was badly hurt by the grounding of its top-selling 737 Max long after the jet was allowed to resume flying in most other places. Last month, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News that the company was preparing to start China deliveries again for the first time in four years.

Boeing also forecasts that China will need 134,000 pilots, 138,000 technicians and 161,000 cabin crew to serve the growing market.