China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited, also called China Eastern, is an airline established in the China Eastern Airlines building on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai. China Eastern is one of the “Big Three” airlines (along with Air China and China Southern Airlines) of the People’s Republic of China, operating worldwide, in local and territorial fields.
Hongqiao Air Terminal, together with the larger Shanghai Pudong International Airport, are China Eastern’s main hubs, with auxiliary hubs in Beijing Daxing, Kuming and Xi’an. China Eastern Airlines is China’s second largest carrier by number of travelers after China Southern Airlines.
China Eastern and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines became the fourteenth member of SkyTeam on June 21, 2011. The parent organization of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is China Eastern Air Holding Company. China Eastern Airlines was the main Chinese aircraft to apply to Airbus. The base of the navy is the A320 series, which is used essentially for local flights.
In 2005, China Eastern Airlines submitted an application for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Therefore, the airline abandoned its structure due to constant postponements, instead changing the 787 request for the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft.