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China Eastern Airlines is a Chinese airline based in Shanghai, China. The airline operates international, domestic and regional routes, and its main bases are Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Huadong Administration established an airline on June 25, 1988. In 1997, China Eastern took over the loss-making airline and became the China’s first airline to offer shares on the international market. China Eastern founded China Cargo Airlines in a joint venture with China Ocean Shipping in 1998. The airline tookover the Air Great Wall in March 2001, and in 2002 China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines were merged into China Eastern Airlines. Chinese Government holds 61.64% shares of Chinese Eastern Airlines while rest of the shares are publicly held.
As of August 2005, China Eastern Airlines had a fleet of 186 aircrafts. This includes 13 Airbus A300-600, 3 Airbus A310-200, 11 Airbus A319-100, 58 Airbus A320-200, 3 Airbus A321-200, 5 Airbus A340-300, 5 Airbus A340-600, 2 Antonov An-24B, 5 Antonov An-24RV, 3 BAe 146-100, 7 BAe 146-300, 21 Boeing 737-300, 19 Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, 2 Boeing 767-300, 5 Bombardier CRJ-200LR, 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-11, 3 McDonnell Douglas MD-82, and 10 McDonnell Douglas MD-90.
Presently, China Eastern Airlines flies to 103 destinations around the world. In India, China Eastern Airlines flies to Delhi and Mumbai.