On May 28, China Eastern officially received its sixth COMAC C919 from the manufacturer, registration number B-919G, with more expected in the near-term.

On the evening of April 27, Air China released a statement that it was pursuing an order of 100 COMAC C919s with the Chinese manufacturer.

With aging Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330 fleets, Chinese carriers are becoming increasingly in need of new widebody jets.

Currently, the service level between China and the U.S. is less than 20% of pre-pandemic times with the supply of seats not sufficient to meet demand.

On December 23, Air China released an announcement stating that the company is seeking to issue more shares to raise funds for 17 new aircraft.

Due to the unavailability of Russian Airspace, flight time between East Asia and North America has increased by nearly two hours.

On October 26, Air China released its Q3 2023 financial report, showing the airline has made its first profitable quarter since 2020.

The record-breaking holiday demand did not sustain, according to some data points. The Chinese aviation market is still rebuilding post-pandemic.

On Sept. 28, China Eastern and COMAC announced a new order of 100 COMAC C919s. This order is yet the largest confirmed order of C919 from a single airline, and the 100 jets will be delivered to China Eastern from 2024 through 2031. The delivery schedule reported by the media is listed below: Year 2024 […]

The airlines are seeing an upward trend in revenue as COVID measures reduce.