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,

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.

Pakistan’s airspace closure has forced Indian airlines to reroute international flights. The worst hit are Central Asian countries.

IndiGo said that the sudden closure of Pakistani airspace has disrupted several of its international flight operations.

By Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top Indian airlines Air India and IndiGo are bracing for higher fuel costs and longer journey times as they reroute international flights after Pakistan shut its airspace to them amid escalating tensions over a deadly militant attack in Kashmir.