By Lisa Barrington, Tim Hepher and Abhijith Ganapavaram SEOUL/PARIS (Reuters) -Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to the United States rather than store it without willing buyers.

Boeing Co. is prepared to find alternative buyers for China-bound aircraft that are mired in a trade dispute with the US, as the planemaker seeks to reduce the fallout on its jet deliveries and earnings recovery.

China has sent back planes it ordered from the US in its latest retaliation over Trump tariffs, the boss of aircraft maker Boeing has said. Kelly Ortberg said two planes had already been returned and another would follow after trade tensions between the two countries escalated.