Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai) was officially merged into its cross-town rival China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) on February 8.
With the merger of China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, the new China Eastern Airlines has operating assets of over 150 billion yuan, 331 mid-sized aircraft and 151 flight destinations. China Eastern Airlines has recent added flights to major cities worldwide such as New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Frankfurt, becoming one of the world’s largest airlines in terms of overall size.
News link with a video:
http://english.cctv.com/program/chinatoday/20100209/101200.shtml
this is a really expensive business….should be very careful…these companies some time mess up everything….but having 331 planes thats a lot….