The average age of the fleet is just above eight years, five years below the global average. Not only does China operate the largest 737-800 fleet, but also the youngest.
China has the largest Boeing 737-800 fleet by number with nearly 1,200 examples identified by our fleet data. The aircraft was delivered to China Eastern in June 2015, part of the 89 in-service 737-800 fleet run by the Shanghai-based operator. The Boeing 737-800 fleet in ChinaĪccording to aviation intelligence from IBA's InsightIQ platform, the effected aircraft is a Boeing 737-800, MSN 41474 and is registered as B-1791. We used IBA's InsightIQ to examine the 737-800 fleet in China, and the impact the subsequent grounding of the type is likely to have. The incident comes amidst continued significant improvements in aviation safety in China over the past decades. This has been followed by the grounding of the China Eastern Boeing 737-800 fleet. It is reported that 132 people were on board. On 21 st March 2022, a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating flight MU5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou was reported as having crashed en-route.
