China Eastern Airlines has opened its new base in the Chinese northeastern city of Harbin as it prepares to ramp up air services in Heilongjiang province.
China Eastern Airlines has introduced daily Comac C919 flights between Shanghai and Hong Kong, marking the aircraft’s first operation outside mainland China.
China’s three major commercial carriers' Q3 financials show record-high operational revenues for two of the three operators and net profits for all three.
China’s “big three” posted losses for the first six months of 2024 despite double-digit revenue growth and strong domestic and international passenger traffic.
European airlines are pulling out capacity or even leaving some routes completely while Chinese carriers are expanding their capacity to Europe substantially.
Comac delivered Air China’s and China Southern Airlines’ first C919s in a combined ceremony, marking the airliner's expansion to all three state-owned carriers.
China’s largest privately owned airline, Juneyao Air, is in the process of expanding its small shareholding in codeshare partner China Eastern Airlines.
China's international passenger volume is 20 percentage points below 2019, but its entire international air transport capacity is 3.7% above pre-COVID levels.
The total area will span 110,000 m² (1.2 million ft.²) with three hangars and supporting buildings; the largest hangar will accommodate nine widebody aircraft.
Chinese cities mentioned as focus points for the JV—which China Eastern and Etihad hope to launch in 2025—include Beijing, Kunming, Shanghai and Xi’an.
