Boeing sales in China soar to new heights

The Boeing Co hit a new record by delivering 143 airplanes to the Chinese mainland in 2013, a 60 percent year-on-year increase, the US-based aircraft manufacturer revealed on Wednesday.

Adding deliveries to other Chinese regions, the total delivery number was 168 in 2013, said Marc Allen, president of Boeing China.

China is the only country outside the US currently operating more than 1,000 Boeing aircraft, he said. The manufacturer delivered 28 percent of Boeing 737 aircraft made in the US to China in 2013.