Boeing is on track to deliver the first aircraft from its manufacturing plant in China to state - owned aerospace China by 2020 . Established in 2016 , the Zhoushan - based facility is the company ’s first aircraft - finishing facility outside the country , where it carries out final assembly work for the 737 jetliner . With the establishment of a local completion site , Boeing aims to continue its expansion into China , the world ’s second - largest aviation market .
Boeing is on track to deliver the first aircraft from its finishing plant in China to state-owned Air China by December. Established in 2016, the Zhoushan-based facility is the company’s first plane-finishing site outside the US, where it carries out final assembly work for the 737 jetliner. With the establishment of a local completion site, Boeing aims to continue its expansion into China, the world’s second-largest aviation market.