Boeing, Xiamen Airlines Announce Order For 10 Next­Generation 737S

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) --­ Boeing and Xiamen Airlines, China's only all Boeing carrier, have finalised an order for 10 Next­-Generation 737­-800s valued at US$960 million at list prices. The aircraft maker said the order would be posted on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared. In a statement from Seattle Wednesday, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Northeast Asia Sales, senior vice president, Ihssane Mounir said the 737-­800 was the best­ selling version of the highly successful Next­-Generation 737 family. "We are pleased to see the 737­-800 continues to play an important role in Xiamen Airlines' fleet expansion," he added. Formed in 1984 as China's first joint venture between the Civil Aviation Administration of China and a municipal government, Xiamen Airlines began flying passengers in 1985 with two 737-­200s serving three cities. Mirroring the rapid growth of China's air travel industry, the carrier now has expanded its fleet in service to 135 airplanes of 737-­700s (17), 737-­800s (108), 757­-200s (four) and 787-­8 Dreamliners (six). -- BERNAMA