China Eastern Airlines
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"China Eastern" redirects here. For the geographical region, see East China.
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.
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Founded | June 25, 1988; 35 years ago (1988-06-25) | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Eastern Miles | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam | ||||||
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Fleet size | 624 | ||||||
Destinations | 223[2] | ||||||
Parent company | China Eastern Air Holding Company | ||||||
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Headquarters | No. 2550 Hongqiao Road, Changning, Shanghai | ||||||
Key people | Liu Shaoyong (Chairman) | ||||||
Revenue | CN¥85.25 billion (2012)[3] | ||||||
Operating income | CN¥4.228 billion (2012)[3] | ||||||
Net income | CN¥2.808 billion (2012)[3] | ||||||
Total assets | CN¥123.82 billion (2012)[3] | ||||||
Total equity | CN¥22.93 billion (2012)[3] | ||||||
Employees | 80,000 (March 2022) | ||||||
Website | www |
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Simplified Chinese | 中国东方航空公司 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國東方航空公司 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 东航 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 東航 | ||||||||||
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China Eastern's main hubs are Shanghai Pudong Airport and Hongqiao Airport. 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]