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Juneyao Airlines subsidiary 9 Air has placed an order for 50 737s, including Next-Generation 737s and 737 MAXs, becoming the second airline in China country to operate an all-Boeing fleet.

The low-cost carrier’s deal could be worth more than $3.8bn based on list prices.

Boeing said in a statement that the airline is adding 737 family of aircraft into its fleet as it prepares to launch revenue service later this year to meet the increasing air traffic demand in China.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes North East Asia sales and marketing vice-president Ihssane Mounir said: "The success of Boeing’s market-leading 737 family of airplanes has proven to be a winning formula for low-cost carriers around the world."

The deal comes after the recent $4.6bn order from Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines for 50 Boeing 737 jets.

The Boeing 737 aircraft is a short to medium-range narrow-body jet; the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation family, are fourth generation of the 737 family.

Boeing China president Marc Allen previously said that the company would deliver approximately 140 aeroplanes to China this year, reported Bloomberg.

In 2013, the aircraft maker logged more than 230 orders from China.

Image: Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are fourth generation of the 737 family. Photo: courtesy of Boeing.

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