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China Eastern Airlines
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China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中国东方航空股份有限公司) is an airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China|China.
China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002.
It is the second-largest airline in China, with flights to Munich, Paris, Seoul, Tokyo, Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and other major cities in the world
The China Eastern Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2005):
- 54 Airbus A320-200 (further 3 on order)
- 2 Airbus A321-200 (further 3 on order)
- 15 Boeing 737-700 (further 4 on order)
- 2 Boeing 737-800 (further 4 on order)
- 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- 3 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- 10 McDonnell Douglas MD-90
There are also 2 Airbus A330-300 on order.
- China Eastern Airlines said it has signed an agreement to purchase five Airbus A319 aircraft in a deal worth 1.9 billion yuan (230 million dollars) and will take delivery of the 124-seater planes between February 2006 and July 2007.
- China Eastern has been on a buying spree recently, signing a deal with US aerospace giant Boeing for 15 of its new 787 jets in January. Last year, it spent two billion dollars on 20 Airbus A330s to replenish its fleet in response to robust air travel demand
- On August 15, 1989, a China Eastern flight from Shanghai to Nanchang, an Antonov An-24 (Reg. B-3417) crashed on took off, due to No.2 engine failure, killing 34 of 40 on board.
- On October 26, 1993, China Eastern flight 5398 from Shenzhen to Fuzhou, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 (Reg. B-2103) jetliner crashed near Fuzhou airport, after a failed attempt to go around on approach, killing 2 of 80 on board.
- On September 10, 1998, China Eastern flight 586 from Shanghai to Beijing, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 (Reg. B-2173) widebody jetliner crash landed at Hongqiao Airport due to nose gear failure, none injured.
- On November 21, 2004, China Eastern flight 5210 from Baotou to Shanghai, a Bombardier CRJ-200 (Reg. B-3072) small passenger jet crashed in Inner Mongolia in one minute after departure, killing all 53 occupants.
- http://www.ce-air.com China Eastern Airlines
- http://www.chinaeastern.co.uk London Office - China Eastern Airlines
- http://www.planemad.net/Airline/CN/China_Eastern_Airlines_(MU_CES)/Fleet.htm?show=all China Eastern Airlines Fleet Detail
- http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/c_eastrn.htm China Eastern Airlines Passenger Opinions
Category:Airlines of China
Category:Transport in Shanghai
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