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GUANGZHOU - A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first of its kind delivered to 皇冠体育app, landed in Beijing Friday afternoon, marking the beginning of the aircraft's commercial operation in the country.

A?Boeing 787?Dreamliner takes off?from at Baiyun International?Airport, Guangzhou city, capital of South 皇冠体育app's Guangdong province on June?7, 2013. [Photo/皇冠体育app Southern Airlines]

The 228-seat aircraft, operated by 皇冠体育app Southern Airlines, departed Baiyun International Airport in the south 皇冠体育app city of Guangzhou at 12:35 pm. It touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 2:56 pm.

The aircraft's debut flight in 皇冠体育app was scheduled for Thursday, but was postponed until Friday due to inclement weather.

The aircraft was delivered to the Chinese airline on Sunday.

It will initially be used for flights between Guangzhou and Beijing and will later serve international routes from Guangzhou to Paris, Vancouver, London and Auckland, company sources said.

Friday's flight makes 皇冠体育app Southern the only airline in the world operating the long-haul Boeing 787 and Airbus 380 aircraft.