Boeing and Ruili Airlines look to future Chinese expansion issues
Boeing’s 787 may be a better fit for some expanding Chinese airlines rather than the larger 777 that has been selling to the country’s carriers in recent years, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CE Ray Conner said July 13. Speaking at a signing ceremony for Ruili Airlines’ order for 6 Boeing 787-9s. No engine choice has yet been made for Ruili’s 787s, which will be delivered in 2021 and used to enable to airline to expand internationally. Ruili’s chairman Zhanwei Ma, when asked if his company, which is rapidly expanding and has major orders in place for Boeing 737NG and MAX models, faced problems in recruiting sufficient pilots, admitted it was a problem but the company was dealing with it. <br/>
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Boeing and Ruili Airlines look to future Chinese expansion issues
Boeing’s 787 may be a better fit for some expanding Chinese airlines rather than the larger 777 that has been selling to the country’s carriers in recent years, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CE Ray Conner said July 13. Speaking at a signing ceremony for Ruili Airlines’ order for 6 Boeing 787-9s. No engine choice has yet been made for Ruili’s 787s, which will be delivered in 2021 and used to enable to airline to expand internationally. Ruili’s chairman Zhanwei Ma, when asked if his company, which is rapidly expanding and has major orders in place for Boeing 737NG and MAX models, faced problems in recruiting sufficient pilots, admitted it was a problem but the company was dealing with it. <br/>
