Xiamen Airlines Receives 737-700 with High Altitude Features

Posted 03/08/2011

Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of its 50th directly ordered aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing.  The 737-700 was delivered late last month and incorporates the new Boeing Sky Interior and more notably a High-Altitude/High-Temperature Airport Operations Feature Package.

With this feature, Xiamen Airlines will be able to optimise its 737-700 for operations in China’s demanding conditions, where many airports are located at high altitudes.   A new engine thrust rating provides additional payload capability at such facilities and in hot conditions, important for operations in the Tibetan plateau.  Among other features that benefit airline operations, the package also includes an extended duration oxygen system and equipment designed for the enhanced navigation requirements at high altitude airports.

“We’re honored to partner with Xiamen Airlines in the introduction of a new era of airline service to its expanding fleet,” said Ihssane Mounir, Senior Vice President of Sales for Greater China and Korea, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.  “The 737-700 with enhanced features will contribute to the development of Xiamen Airlines’ operations in China’s tableland environmental areas.”

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