Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern sign reciprocal codeshare agreement
Virgin Atlantic has signed a codeshare agreement with China Eastern. With both carriers being members of the SkyTeam…
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Fasten your seatbelt! Here are the most turbulent flight routes of 2023
Although aircraft are built to withstand all types of turbulence and pilots are fully trained to safely operate…
China Eastern Airbus A330 rattles violently after engine failure mid-air: video
A China Eastern flight was forced to make an emergency landing after its engine suffered damage midflight. …
Passengers baffled after airline offers ‘dog food’ on business class menu
Eyebrows were raised, and perhaps stomachs were turned, after China Eastern Airlines allegedly offered “imported dog food” as…
China Eastern places order for 100 COMAC C919 jets in $9.9 billion deal
China Eastern Airlines has announced the purchase of 100 Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 aircraft in…
Australian competition regulator looks to reject Qantas, China Eastern deal
The proposal for Qantas Airways Ltd and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited to extend their partnership has now…
How many C919s will COMAC deliver over the next few years?
While senior figures at the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have said the order book for the…
China’s second COMAC C919 to enter service flies first passengers
The second Chinese COMAC C919 has begun its first commercial operations with a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International…
COMAC delivers the second C919 to China Eastern Airlines
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has delivered the second C919 to China Eastern Airlines. The manufacturer delivered the aircraft,…
New flights by Chinese airlines to US avoid Russian airspace
Following a decision by the United States (US) Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow Chinese airlines to increase…
COMAC’s C919 completes first commercial flight
May 28, 2023, saw the first commercial service ever of a COMAC C919 airliner, with a China Eastern…
China Eastern Airlines tentatively files schedule for first COMAC C919 flight
China Eastern Airlines has tentatively scheduled the first COMAC C919 flight. The aircraft, registered appropriately as B-919A, is scheduled…
China Eastern COMAC C919 back flying after months-long hiatus
China Eastern Airlines COMAC C919 has returned to the skies to conduct test flights after months spent on…
Airbus to open another Chinese FAL, secures aircraft order from Chinese airlines
Airbus announced that it will open another Final Assembly Line (FAL) in China, while also securing an aircraft…
How the Boeing 737 MAX was quietly ungrounded in China
On March 10, 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, registered as ET-AVJ, plunged to the ground shortly…
Investigation into China Eastern Airlines 737 crash continues: CAAC
The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) shared an update on the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash,…
China Eastern changes first C919 flight schedule
China Eastern Airlines, the first airline to receive a C919 from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC),…
China certifies home-grown COMAC C919 narrowbody jet
China has certified the COMAC C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing…