China Eastern Airlines

A China Eastern subsidiary set up to fly Comac aircraft will serve coastal districts from the Yangzi River Delta and retain the business aviation operation on which it has been based, the parent company said.

BEIJING—China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines are competing to add a daily flight between Amsterdam and Beijing’s new airport, Daxing

China Eastern Airlines will begin revamping its frequent flyer program “Eastern Miles” from a mile-based system to a revenue-based one in the second half of 2020.

China Southern Airlines will maintain deep cooperation with Skyteam members after leaving the alliance at year’s end.

Air France-KLM and China Eastern's joint venture is to be enlarged to include Virgin Atlantic. As well as the new partnership, it has also been confirmed that regional airline Flybe, which was acquired earlier this year by a consortium that includes Virgin Atlantic, will re-brand as Virgin Connect.

Asia's four leading airlines have all confirmed their attendance and Routes Silk Road 2019 in Kazakhstan.

Athens, Manchester and Milan could be set for new routes to China if the latest applications to the Civil Aviation Administration of China are given the green light.

As China Eastern schedules its latest new route to Western Europe, Routesonline looks at the growth of the market and the new services set to start in the coming months.

We profile China Eastern, the Shanghai-based airline which is attending Routes Asia 2019.

Delegates are able to request meetings with their key airline targets, including Air China, Qatar Airways and AirAsia.

Air France-KLM and China Eastern have signed an agreement to extend their joint venture partnership to two additional routes.

This week: China Eastern’s first A350-900; Lufthansa to reduce capacity growth; Chile court approves LATAM agreements; Air France-KLM CEO; United inaugurates new services and more.

Chinese airlines are this year on course to collectively carry more than 600 million passengers for the first time, research by Routesonline has found, as growth in the country’s domestic and international market continues to accelerate. The figure is a huge increase from the 440 million carried just five years ago.

Japan Airlines and China Eastern hope their planned joint venture will allow them to coordinate flight times, offer more connecting flights and lower ticket prices.

SkyTeam partners Air France-KLM and Air Europa are hoping that a planned joint venture agreement on flights between Europe and Central and South America will help to unlock new routes and direct flights between the two continents.

This week: Norwegian to serve Italy-Iceland, China Eastern adds service from Guangzhou and Sunwing to operate Vancouver–Liberia route.

This week: Qatar Airways resumes London Gatwick route after seven years, AirAsia expands in Thailand and new Stockholm and Shanghai link launched.

The 31 percent visitor Asian visitor growth seen by Prague in 2017 is set to kickstart hunt for more long-haul routes.

China Eastern Airlines, the second-largest airline in China by passenger numbers, is preparing to significantly expand its fleet over the next five years.

New China Eastern routes contribute to growth at BNE

Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic are to form a combined global joint venture as part of a shake-up of the industry that also allows China Eastern to bolster its presence in the China-Europe market.

China’s international aviation market is booming, but which carriers and manufacturers are leading this growth and what might the future look like?

This week: Primera seeks success with new A321neo route, Frontier's huge expansion, China Eastern seeks to compete more effectively in the Philippine market.

Airport Strategy & Marketing provides expert insight into three of this week's stand-out new routes

Under the new Air Service Agreement passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40 per week for each nation to up to 100. There will be no limit on the number of all-cargo services, creating new opportunities for trade and businesses. A restriction on the number of destinations that airlines can serve has also been lifted, meaning services can be operated between any point in the UK and any point in China. Up until now, airlines could only serve six destinations in each country.