China Eastern Airlines is an eminent and professionally sound airline of China

There are three Chinese airline companies which have made their mark in the air transportation in the world. China Eastern Airlines is one of them. The main concentration of the airline is its domestic market within China. It covers the length and width of the country by landing on almost 135 airports. Outside China, the airline reaches 40 destinations in 15 different countries. Thus, as per its business occupation, the airline is one of the busiest airline companies of the world. Its flights for almost two hundred domestic, regional and international destinations are enough to highlight the amount of confidence of travelers on the airline. China Eastern Airlines keeps a huge fleet of planes, compatible to its network of destinations. The total number of planes in the fleet of China Eastern Airlines is 200. These planes are of various kinds and capacities. Just like another eminent airline of the communist region Aeroflot Russia, the major shares of the airline are in the control of the government. The Chinese government owns 62%of the total shares of the airline. In private sector, it operates as China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited. The parent company of China Eastern Airlines is called CEA Holding. It is a government owned enterprise, which supervises China Eastern Airlines and regulates and devises its policies.

China Eastern Airlines is not counted among the oldest airlines of the world. It started it career in 1988. But in its brief span of its life, the airline has made a tremendous progress, scarcely compatible with other international airlines of the region. For its outstanding performance, the airline has been awarded by aviation institutes. China Eastern Airlines not only transports passengers but is also engaged in handling cargo as its second most important engagement. Its cargo services are also available on all destinations within its operating network. On certain commercial routes, the airline faces a tough competition with some of the international airlines of the world. The most prominent among them are Air China, Cathay Pacific and China Southern Airlines. But during its professional career, the airline has maintained its distinctions successfully among its rival airlines. China Eastern Airlines operates its operational hubs at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport airports. The other concentrated airports are Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, Nanjing Lukou International Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. The airline maintains its headquarters at Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.

According to financial data collected recently, China Eastern Airlines’ annual sales are $4,860.5M with an annual growth of 25.9%. It is enough to manifest the financial successes of the airline. China Eastern Airlines was able to collect $469.3 M in the last year as its net profit. Unlike many other international airlines, China Eastern Airlines has never signed any agreement with any other airline of the world, so far. But there is news that the airline may join the world-known alliance of the international airlines ‘Oneworld’. China Eastern Airlines has received 2 star rating from Skytrax at its professional commitment and performance.