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FARNBOROUGH: China's Okay orders 10 Boeing 737-800s

By David Kaminski-Morrow2010-07-26T01:13:00+01:00

China's Okay Airways has ordered 10 Boeing 737-800s, for delivery from 2014.

Okay, a privately-owned carrier, disclosed the order at the Farnborough Air Show today.

Chairman Wang Shusheng said the order was a "milestone" for the carrier.

Boeing says the order is the airline's first direct purchase from the airframer.

All 737-800s are powered by CFM International CFM56 engines.

All the latest news, video and images from the 2010 Farnborough air show - New this year, live streaming video of each day's flying display

Source: Air Transport Intelligence news

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