China Eastern Airlines has the most Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

The history of China ordering aircraft from Boeing can be traced back to 1972. At that time, China ordered 10 Boeing 707 from Boeing Company, and the next year, it received the first all-white Boeing plane, numbered 2402, with the words "China Civil Aviation" sprayed on the fuselage, which also marked that Boeing Company officially knocked on the door of China market.

Boeing 737 series aircraft is a short-range twin-engine jet aircraft produced by Boeing Company. I have never worried about sales volume since I put into production for more than 40 years. Boeing 737 series is one of the most successful narrow-body passenger aircraft series in the history of civil aviation.

The Boeing 737-800 crashed by China Eastern Airlines this time is the third generation of Boeing 737 series. It was delivered to China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch on June 22, 20 15, and its age was only 6.8 years. The 737 series is still Boeing's "cash cow" and the aircraft with the largest number of domestic civil airliners.

According to public data, as of June this year, the number of Boeing 737-800 aircraft owned by major airlines was 1 192, accounting for 30.78% of all aircraft.

Boeing official website shows that during the 23 years from 1998 to 2020, Boeing * * * delivered 544 1 737-800 aircraft to global aviation customers, including 876 aircraft (including the wrecked China Eastern Airlines) to China customers.