Boeing Seals Air China Deal for Five 747-8s
An Air China order for five airplanes marks the first addition to the 747-8 orderbook in more than a year. (Photo: Boeing)
An Air China order for five airplanes marks the first addition to the 747-8 orderbook in more than a year. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing converted a tentative order for five 747-8 Intercontinentals from Air China to firm status on its Orders and Deliveries web site today, marking the end of a roughly year-and-a-half-long wait for Chinese government approval.