Budapest Airport welcomes return of Xi’an connection with Shanghai Airlines
Budapest Airport announces the reinstatement of its Xi’an route, marking its sixth Chinese destination. Shanghai Airlines, in partnership with China Eastern Airlines, will operate...
China Eastern Airlines to launch daily flights from Shanghai to St. Petersburg as of 31 March 2024
China Eastern Airlines is set to launch daily direct flights from Shanghai to St. Petersburg starting March 31, according to Northern Capital Gateway LLC,...
Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern launch codeshare partnership
Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern have entered into a codeshare partnership, enhancing connectivity between the UK and East Asia.The initial phase allows seamless connections...
Perth Airport, Australia, says Ni Hao to China Eastern Airlines
Perth Airport is set to welcome China Eastern Airlines for a four-week seasonal trial over the Chinese New Year period. The trial will feature...
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330 suffers uncontained engine failure
On 3 December, a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300 (registered B-8970) operated flight MU721 between Shanghai, China and Hong Kong. During cruise, at 34,000...
Madrid Airport inaugurates new route with Wenzhou (China) operated by China Eastern
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport celebrates the launch of a new route linking Madrid directly to Wenzhou, China, operated by China Eastern Airlines. This route...
China Eastern Airlines to purchase 100 additional COMAC C919 aeroplanes
China Eastern Airlines has signed a contract with aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to purchase 100 more C919 planes, according to...
Second C919 aircraft delivered to China Eastern Airlines
A "three certificate" issuance and delivery ceremony of China Eastern Airlines B-919C aircraft was held in the flight test complex building of Zhuqiao base...
China Eastern Airlines set to operate first commercial flight of a C919 on Sunday
China's domestically produced passenger jet, the C919, is set to make its first commercial flight on May 28. China Eastern Airlines, the launch customer...
WFS welcomes China Eastern in Liege with new contract to handle Boeing 777 cargo flights
China Eastern Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a new contract to handle Boeing 777 cargo-only flights in...
COMAC delivers first commercial C919 to China Eastern Airlines
China announced on Friday that it has made the first delivery of its new airliner, the C919, a competitor to the Airbus A320neo and...
Four Chinese airlines order 292 Airbus A320 family aircraft
Airbus confirms the signature of orders with Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines for a total of 292 A320 Family aircraft,...
China Eastern Airlines resumes Boeing 737-800 flights one month after fatal crash
China Eastern flight MU5843 departed the southwestern city of Kunming at 09:58 local time and landed in Chengdu at 11:03. The three-year-old Boeing 737-800...
China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 132 people crashes near Guangxi, China
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 (MSN 41474, registered B-1791) that operated domestic flight MU5735 between Guangzhou and Kunming, China, has disappeared from the...
Airbus delivers first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery centre in China
Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery centre in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of...
Air France-KLM and China Eastern Airlines to reinforce their partnership
In the context of the participation of China Eastern Airlines in the share capital increase of Air France-KLM, both airline groups have decided to...
China Eastern Airlines signed purchase contract of five COMAC C919 aircraft
As the world's first launch customer of the China-made trunk liner C919, China Eastern Airlines officially signed a purchase contract of C919 aircraft with...
[Coronavirus] Chinese airline partners support KLM
KLM works with three Chinese airline partners: China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. These partners have now stepped in to generously...
China Eastern Airlines’ subsidiary OTT Airlines unveiled, mainly to operate China-made aircraft like ARJ21 and C919
One Two Three Airlines (OTT Airlines), a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was officially unveiled on February 26th, 2020, which would mainly operate China-made...
Air France, KLM and China Eastern plan to step up joint venture cooperation with the addition of Virgin Atlantic
More travel options for customers who want to fly between Europe and China, focusing on the United Kingdom to China markets through a...