The Board of Directors for Shenzhen Airlines (ZH, Shenzhen) has approved a plan to acquire forty-six B737 aircraft a company press release said. No specifics concerning the make, cost, or manner of the order, which will require Beijing's consent before finalization, were revealed.

The Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) subsidiary operates an all-narrowbody fleet of five A319-100s, sity-six A320-200s, four B737-700s, seventy-five B737-800s, and five B737-900s on flights throughout China as well as to Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.