China Southern May Scrap 787 Orders as Delivery Delayed
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China Southern Airlines Co., Asia’s largest carrier by passenger numbers, said it may join China Eastern Airlines Corp. in scrapping orders for Boeing Co. 787 planes after delivery of its first plane was delayed until July.
The arrival of the first of China Southern’s 10 Dreamliners on order has been delayed from around year-end because of certification issues, Chief Financial Officer Xu Jiebo said today by phone from Guangzhou, China. He didn’t elaborate on what the hold-up was.