China Southern Airlines finalizes order for 12 787-9s

China Southern Airlines has finalized an order of 12 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $3.2 billion at current list prices. The new order strengthens China Southern’s expanding long-haul fleet. “The 787 Dreamliners have helped us to achieve initial success in implementing our internationalization strategy in the past few years and enabled us to make our operation and services more appealing to passengers,” said Tan Wangeng, CEO, China Southern Airlines. “The additional new 787-9s will further increase our capacity and services for our long-haul routes.” China Southern Airlines, China’s launch customer of the 787, currently operates 10 787-8s. The airplanes have enabled