Boeing to Deliver the 8,888th 737 to Xiamen Airlines
By Lena Ge, China Aviation Daily | Jan. 28, 2016
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Boeing announced its 8,888th 737 aircraft will come to China's Xiamen Airlines, the plane maker said Wednesday via its Sina Weibo account.
The 737-800 aircraft, Registration B-7178, completed its C1 flight on January 25 in Paine Field Airport, according to tweets posted by the airport. It is set to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines in coming days.
As pictures show the B-7178 is marked with a nose decal for the 8,888th 737 delivery.
Xiamen Airlines, which operates China's largest all-Boeing fleet, now has 121 737s, six 757s and six 787 Dreamlienrs.