China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-79P WL B-5265 (msn 36767) (Expo 2010) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) and Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai) formally joined the SkyTeam alliance today (June 21) in a ceremony in Beijing.
Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. Please click on the photo for additional details.
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) effective June 1 started a new codesharing agreement.
Delta flight numbers have been added to 49 China Eastern-operated domestic flights in China, as well as nonstop trans-Pacific flights connectingย Shanghaiย withย Los Angelesย andย New York. ย China Eastern flight numbers will be added on 38 Delta-operated U.S. domestic flights as well as trans-Pacific service connectingย Detroitย and Atlantaย toย Shanghai.
The codeshare alliance means Delta customers can conveniently book connecting service to 21 Chinese destinations served byย China Easternย from itsย Shanghaiย hub, including Ghangzhou,ย Shenzhenย andย Nanjing. The Delta code also has been added toย China Eastern-operated flights betweenย Shanghaiย andย New Yorkย andLos Angeles.
China Easternย customers will gain access to 21 North American cities on Delta’s domestic network, as well as Delta’s nonstop flights betweenย Shanghaiย andย Detroitย andย Atlanta.
Copyright Photo: Shigeyoshi Sakaki. Painted last year in this special green “Enshi” color scheme, China Eastern’s Boeing 737-89P B-5475 (msn 36765) taxies past the camera at Osaka (Kansai).
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6055 (msn 586) (Expo 2010 Shanghai China) FRA (Bernhard Ross), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) reported its first quarter profit rose 32% to $155 million.
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China Eastern Airlines ~ A330-343X “B-6129”, originally uploaded by *Da ~ vE*.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) has introduced this promotional logojet for the International Horticultural Expo 2011 (in Xi’an) on its Airbus A330-343X registered B-6129 (msn 791).
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NRT 22-12 (11), originally uploaded by wim callaert.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) and other investors will inject $308 million into their joint venture China Cargo Airlines Company.
China Eastern’s share of the stock will decline to 51percent from 70 percent as it brings in additional investors to fight off inroads in the cargo market by Air China (Beijing).
The China Cargo subsidiary currently operates three Airbus A300 freighters, two Boeing 747-400F freighters, three Boeing 777F freighters and five McDonnell Douglas MD-11F freighters.
Read the full report from the WSJ:
Copyright Photo: Wim Callaert. China Eastern Airlines rolled out this special Expo 2010 promotional logojet on its Airbus A330-343X B-6100 (msn 928) on January 19, 2010 in Shanghai.
China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-79P WL B-5265 (msn 36767) (Expo 2010) PAE (Nick Dean) , originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) saw its first half net profit triple to $326 million.
Read the full report in ATW:
Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. The beautiful Expo 2010 logojet in the form of Boeing 737-79P B-5265 (msn 36767) approaches Everett (Paine Field) for landing.
China Cargo Airlines Boeing 777-F6N B-2077 (msn 37713) PAE (Nick Dean) (2nd China Cargo 777F), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai) are now pushing for consolidation of their cargo subsidiaries according to this published report.
China Eastern’s China Cargo Airlines and Shanghai Airlines’ Shanghai Cargo Airlines would be merged if parent China Eastern can reach agreement with some of the external stockholders of both subsidiaries. China Eastern needs to consult with those shareholders to agree on any restructuring.
Read the full report:
Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. China Cargo Airlines’ brand new Boeing 777-F6N B-2077 (msn 37713) departs from Everett (Paine Field).
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6052 (msn 514) LAX, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) also swung into the black and produced a $79 million net profit for 2009.
Read the full report in the WSJ:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100419-707286.html?mod=WSJ_earnings_MIDDLETopHeadlines
Copyright Photo: The stretched Airbus A340-642 B-6052 (msn 514) of China Eastern Airlines taxies to the gate at Los Angeles after arriving from Shanghai.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) announced today (April 16) its intention to join the SkyTeam Alliance. During an official ceremony inย Shanghai, Chinaย Eastern President and Chief Executive Officer Ma Xulun joined the CEOs of SkyTeam member airlines to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) confirming China Eastern’s plans to join the SkyTeam Alliance by mid-2011.
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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
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