China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines
中国东方航空公司
China Eastern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
IATA ICAO Call sign
MU CES CHINA EASTERN
FoundedJune 25, 1988 (1988-06-25)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programEastern Miles
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
Fleet size663
Destinations226
Parent company
Traded as
HeadquartersNo. 36 Hongxiang 3rd Road, Minhang, Shanghai
Key people
Revenue CN¥132.12 billion (2024)
Operating income CN¥−3.904 billion (2024)
Net income CN¥1.618 billion (2024)
Total assets CN¥276.600 billion (2024)
Total equity CN¥41.409 billion (2024)
Employees85,168 (2024)
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. China Eastern (along with its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines) became the 14th member of SkyTeam on June 21, 2011.