--FILE--un Boeing 737-800 jet piano di Xiamen Airlines decolla a Wuhan Tianhe International Airport nella città di Wuhan, Cina centrale di Hubei provinc
--FILE--A Boeing 737-800 jet plane of Xiamen Airlines takes off at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan city, central China's Hubei province, 1 April 2016. Chinese Xiamen Airlines has taken the delivery of the first 737 MAX passenger plane, also the 200th Boeing jet received by the Chinese carrier, U.S. top aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. said Wednesday (23 May 2018). Che Shanglun, chairman of Xiamen Airlines, said his company is planning to extend its fleet to 568 airplanes by 2035 to make the it a global competitive world-class airline. "The addition of the new Boeing 737 MAX is a major milestone for Xiamen Airlines as we execute our development roadmap, " he said. The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing history, and Boeing has accumulated more than 4, 500 orders from nearly 100 customers worldwide. The 737 MAX family is regarded as a more energy-efficient and comfortable aircraft, which reduces fuel use and carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent more than the single-aisle airplanes it replaces, Boeing said.
