China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines
中国东方航空公司
IATA ICAO Call sign
MU CES CHINA EASTERN
FoundedJune 25, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-06-25)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programEastern Miles
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
Fleet size639
Destinations223[2]
Parent companyChina Eastern Air Holding Company
Traded as
HeadquartersNo. 2550 Hongqiao Road, Changning, Shanghai
Key people
RevenueIncrease CN¥85.25 billion (2012)[3]
Operating incomeIncrease CN¥4.228 billion (2012)[3]
Net incomeDecrease CN¥2.808 billion (2012)[3]
Total assetsIncrease CN¥123.82 billion (2012)[3]
Total equityIncrease CN¥22.93 billion (2012)[3]
Employees80,000 (March 2022)
Websitewww.ceair.com
China Eastern Airlines
Simplified Chinese中国东方航空公司
Traditional Chinese中國東方航空公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Dōngfāng Hángkōng Gōngsī
Wu
RomanizationTson koh Ton Fon On koen Gon seh
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese東航
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindōng háng
Wu
RomanizationTon On

China Eastern Airlines (branded as China Eastern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Changning, Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Southern Airlines.

China Eastern's main hubs are Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport both located in Shanghai. In terms of passenger traffic, it is the country's second largest airline after China Southern Airlines. In 2021, its operational revenue was 67,127 million RMB with assets totaling 286,548 million RMB.[4] China Eastern (along with its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines) became the 14th member of SkyTeam on June 21, 2011.[5]

  1. ^ 东航“四梁八柱”航线战略:“四梁”为上海、北京、昆明、西安四大枢纽市场,“八柱”则为广州、深圳、成都、厦门、南京、杭州、青岛、武汉八个重要市场。
  2. ^ "China Eastern Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Form 20-F China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited". sec.gov. 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "China Eastern Airline". www.ceair.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Cantle, Katie (June 23, 2011). "China Eastern becomes 14th SkyTeam member". ATWOnline. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.