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China Eastern Airlines

(中国东方航空公司)

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
中国东方航空公司
China Eastern Airlines is based in Shanghai. It is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, along with China Southern Airlines.
Chairman / President
Yangmin Li
CFO / Finance Director
Qimin Zhou
Industry
Airline
Website
ceair.com
Headquarters Address
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai, China
Stock Code
SSE: 600115
SEHK: 0670
NYSE: CEA
Year Founded
1988
last updated:
28 August, 2024
China’s C919 aircraft on display at an airshow in Singapore. Photo: AP
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Airline to launch first cross-border C919 flight on Hong Kong-Shanghai route

The China Eastern Airlines service will operate as daily return flight and is part of efforts to expand use of C919 globally.

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China’s C919 jet faces key test as it spreads its wings to 10 major cities

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China-Russia relations

China-Russia flights to take off, with Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan on the radar

Aviation

China-Canada direct flights to ‘surge’ to meet demand as talks yield results

At least five airlines will increase flights within the next two months, connecting Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen with Toronto and Vancouver.

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An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 approaches for landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Photo: Reuters
China travel

China’s international flights to reach new heights, led by domestic carriers

One-way flights to and from China set to increase by nearly 31 per cent year on year between late October and March, according to industry data.

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China’s C919 passenger plane

Is China’s first home-grown passenger jet profitable? Analysts weigh in

China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines have all taken delivery of the home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet.

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China’s C919 passenger plane

Delivery milestone as China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet spreads its wings

First deliveries of China’s home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet to Air China and China Southern Airlines are set to be made on Wednesday.

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China Eastern Airlines has inducted seven C919 passenger jets into service. Photo: Bloomberg
China’s C919 passenger plane

Exclusive | After regulators’ ‘positive’ response, China’s C919 edges closer to EU landing

Following a hands-on visit, positive feedback from regulators has raised hope China’s C919 jet may be cleared for operations in Europe.

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Aviation

Explainer | Here are the 4 civilian aircraft behind China’s sky-high aviation ambitions

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China has put two passenger planes in the air and has lofty ambitions for home-grown production.

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China’s C919 passenger plane

How China’s C919 is faring a year after maiden flight

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China’s C919 passenger plane

Inside China’s C919, and why it’s great for short passengers – a reporter’s take

Production of China’s home-grown narrowbody jet is getting big upgrades and offering intensive training to pilots and cabin crew, while steps are under way to make the C919 ‘an even more Chinese jet’.

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China’s maker of the C919 passenger jet says its manufacturing process will become more automated and intelligent. Photo: Weibo
China’s C919 passenger plane

Explainer | Sky highlights: 13 key moments from the first year of China’s C919 passenger jet

China’s C919 home-grown, narrowbody passenger jet completed its first commercial flight between Shanghai and Beijing on May 28, 2023.

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China manufacturing

China’s C919s to roll off line faster, but reliance on engine imports poses risk

A construction firm under C919 maker Comac announced plans to build a big new construction zone in Shanghai, with an assembly plant and parts warehouse, but then the online post was suddenly deleted.

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China's economic recovery

China’s international flights set to take off, but US travel suffering delays

Air China will start to add international flights from Sunday, while bookings ahead of May Day holiday have surged, but flights to US are having a sluggish recovery.

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Ahead of the May Day holiday, 790,000 international flight tickets have been booked as of Monday, representing an increase of over 1.5 times compared to the same period last year, according to Chinese booking firm Umetrip. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Value of Chinese firms listed on US stock exchanges fell significantly in 2023

Report by US-China Economic and Security Review Commission finds the value of roughly 256 Chinese companies on US markets slid 17.5 per cent from 2022.

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The New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. A Congressional commission has found Chinese companies listed on US exchanges had slipped 17.5 per cent in value in 2023. Photo: AP
China manufacturing

China’s C919 maker has lofty ambitions to claim some Boeing, Airbus market share

State-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China plans to expand the domestic aviation market by boosting production this year – a move buoyed by the post-Covid recovery in global aviation.

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US-China relations

Boeing secures first Dreamliner delivery to China since 2019

Juneyao Airlines took delivery of its newest 787 Dreamliner on Thursday, an indication that strained US-China trade relations may be easing and a potential precursor to the resumption of 737 Max deliveries.

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China manufacturing

100 more planes, please: China Eastern Airlines places biggest C919 order yet

China Eastern Airlines, the first commercial operator of the C919 narrowbody passenger jet, has flown 35,000 passengers on the model since its maiden flight in May.

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China Eastern Airlines has placed an order for 100 more home-grown C919 planes. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

China-US flights get ramp-up as shift to normalcy remains pie-in-the-sky

Airlines in China and the US are preparing for an increase in their direct routings, but the likelihood of a rapid return to 2019 levels of service is vanishingly small.

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China manufacturing

Deal signed at China-Asean expo broadens adoption of flagship aircraft

A Brunei airline has committed to buying a batch of China’s domestically produced aircraft – another step forward in the planes’ path to global procurement.

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Australia

Australia regulator plans to reject Qantas-China Eastern Airlines tie-up

Australia’s competition regulator may reject a Qantas-China Eastern Airlines tie-up amid mounting pressures on the Australian carrier on multiple fronts.

A Qantas Airways plane at Sydney Airport. Australia’s regulator intends to reject a proposed plan by the airline to coordinate operations with China Eastern Airlines between the two countries. Photo: Reuters
China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s C919 jet to come in different sizes, and AI will help optimise design

A new addition to the home-grown C919 narrowbody airliner series will add nearly 50 seats to the maximum capacity as Beijing keeps Boeing and Airbus in its long-term sights.

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Comac, the state-owned group behind China’s C919 passenger jet, will make bigger and smaller versions as part of an expanded series. Photo: Chen Xiao
Air China

China’s top carriers trim losses on domestic travel rebound

China’s top three state-owned airlines reported significantly narrower losses for the first half of 2023 as Beijing’s lifting of Covid-19 restrictions late last year unleashed pent-up demand for domestic travel.

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C919 occupancy rate tops 80 per cent, up to 8 more to be delivered in 2023

China’s state-owned aerospace manufacturer aims to deliver up to eight of the home-grown C919 passenger jet this year, with the first recording a passenger seat occupancy rate of 82 per cent since its maiden flight in May.

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US-China relations

Explainer | How exposed is China’s C919 jet to US sanctions and could they clip its wings?

China’s C919 narrowbody passenger jet went into commercial operation this year, but relies on imported parts and technology, especially from the US, with Washington wary of American-made civil aviation products being diverted for military use.

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China’s C919 narrow-body passenger jet relies on imported parts and technology, especially from the US. Photo: AFP
Aviation

Editorial | China reaches new heights with C919

Maiden flight of first home-grown passenger jet marks long-awaited emergence of rival to Western plane-making giants.

China’s self-developed C919 large passenger aircraft takes off on its maiden flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

Explainer | From youth joblessness to C919 and durian, 9 things from China’s economy in May

Unemployment among China’s youth rose above 20 per cent for the first time, while Hainan is readying for its first durian harvest this year and the C919 completed its first commercial flight in May.

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Aviation

First commercial flights of China’s C919 will cover busiest route on Sunday

From Shanghai to Beijing and back, the journeys will mark the culmination of 14 years of home-grown development in China’s bid to compete with Boeing and Airbus.

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