China Eastern Airlines

By Matthew Fulco
Economic and geopolitical travails are weighing on China’s international passenger flight recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.
Air Transport

By Matthew Fulco
China’s decision to relax outbound tour group restrictions on 78 countries has prompted speculation the country's international air travel recovery has arrived.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Delta Air Lines says its "TransChina" connection procedure has been reinstated with SkyTeam partner China Eastern at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern has taken delivery of its second Comac C919, with data showing its first narrow-body airliner has clocked an average of 5.5 flying hours daily.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Sydney Airport (SYD) says seven Chinese airlines will operate 48 weekly services to the airport from mainland China in July, as the Chinese economy recovers.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
The flight from Shanghai to Beijing marks completion of research, development, manufacturing, and commissioning of the Comac narrowbody.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Sydney Airport (SYD) CEO Geoff Culbert will resign at the end of the year following six years leading Australia’s busiest airport.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Flag-carrier Air China forecast the biggest projected loss.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China was the world’s only major air transport market that saw negative growth in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern is the launch customer of the C919 and expects to begin domestic service with the newly certified narrowbody aircraft in early 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Fifteen pilots have received their Comac C919 type certification following a two-month evaluation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Aeroporti di Roma CEO Marco Troncone said point-to-point traffic is back to 2019 levels but hub connectivity remains weaker.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
No Chinese major has returned to profitability after a short “honeymoon period” in late 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The big three Chinese airlines' order for a combined 292 narrowbodies comes after the backlog of deliveries to the country had been getting smaller and smaller.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The move could see Airbus becoming China’s largest supplier for new aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ellie Wells
Routes Asia will bring together decision makers to accelerate the region's recovery.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China’s two largest airlines are not providing a clear roadmap on their future with the Boeing 737 MAX, offering no indications on when the aircraft may return to service, or even if they will take deliveries at all.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
The Civil Aviation Administration of China insists the investigation into the March crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 is still in its early stage
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Rising fuel costs and closed borders are keeping China’s national carriers—Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines—under pressure and, despite increases in passenger revenue, all three saw their losses widen in 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
Rescuers recovered China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735’s flight data recorder March 27, and investigators are encouraged that damage to the unit will not prevent it from yielding valuable clues that will help explain what brought the aircraft down.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
Rescue personnel have recovered one of two flight recorders belonging to the ill-fated China Eastern flight MU5735, two days after the Boeing 737-800 crashed into mountains in southern China.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A senior U.S. NTSB investigator and technical advisors from three key stakeholders will be among the U.S. representatives supporting the probe into the March 21
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The US Transportation Department said China’s cancellation of 44 flights operated by US airlines is inconsistent with the US-China air services accord.
Airports & Networks