Several Boeing 787 Dreamliners will arrive at Chinese airlines before June, as Boeing Co resumes deliveries of the jetliners, Boeing China's president said on Wednesday.
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"The delivery of 787s is on track, and several Dreamliners will be delivered to China this quarter," Marc Allen said.
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The process of the Dreamliner's airworthiness certification in China is in its phase-out period now, he added.China Southern Airlines Co Ltd and Hainan Airlines Co Ltd will be the first Chinese customers to get 787Â Dreamliners, he said.
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China Southern Airlines said that its first 787 Dreamliner will arrive by the end of May and the carrier will get eight of its 10 orders this year, Yangcheng Evening News, a Guangzhou local newspaper, reported on Tuesday.
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Boeing refused to comment on the report, but Allen said he is confident that the first batch of Dreamliners will be delivered to China before June.
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Airbus SAS, Boeing's main rival, is working on its A350 XWB jetliners, which are meant to compete with Dreamliner.
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The European airplane builder also forecast that China will have more than 1,000 aircraft with 250 to 350 seats in the next 20 years, said Fabrice Bregier, president and CEO of Airbus.
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The A350 XWB, which has 630 confirmed orders worldwide, including 10 orders from Air China Co Ltd, will make its first flight in June or July, he added.Â