Boeing delivers first airplane from new 737 Completion and Delivery Centre in Zhoushan, China

Boeing and joint venture partner Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China(COMAC) have delievred the first airplane from the new 737 Completion and Delivery Centre in Zhoushan, China. Air China received the first plane, marking a new era in Boeing’s partnership with the Chinese aviation industry. Delivery of the first MAX 8, assembled in Renton, Wash. and completed in China, comes 20 months after construction began at the 100-acre site. The 737 Completion and Delivery Centre is the first such Boeing facility outside of the United States. The facility has been built in partnership with the Zhejiang Provincial and Zhoushan Municipal Governments