Air China Receives First Boeing 777-300ER Delivery CheapOair Staff July 24, 2011 Trending Stories Air China gets new 777s Boeing delivered the first 777-300ER order to Air China, which is the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China. With this new addition, Air China will become the first airline on the Chinese mainland to operate the new generation 777 aircraft. The new airplane is the first of 19 777-300ERs Air China has on order with Boeing.