China Postal Airlines Orders Ten 737 Freighters

Boeing has signed a deal to supply 10 737-800s converted to freighters for cargo carrier China Postal Airlines.

Boeing said in a statement that the Chinese airline also agreed to buy seven Boeing 757-200s, which it will convert to freighters, as part of a deal signed on Tuesday. Financial terms weren't disclosed.

The US aerospace firm has yet to launch a formal offer to convert older 737-800s to freighters, but China Postal, which already operates a fleet of over 30 Boeing aircraft, joins Hangzhou-based YTO Airlines as a launch customer for the converted aircraft, making a full conversion launch more likely.

Boeing has been gauging customer interest in the converted aircraft as the current generation of 737s is to be replaced by the upgraded 737 MAX later this decade.