(Yicai Global) Nov. 21 -- Boeing delivered a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to China's Junyao Airlines in Seattle yesterday, marking the 100th Dreamliner that Chinese airlines have purchased directly from the aviation giant.

This is the Shanghai based privately-owned airline's 6th Dreamliner and its fleet is expected to expand to 10 eventually, according to China News Service.

China is one of Boeing's biggest markets in the world.

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