China Eastern Plans Move to JFK’s New Terminal One
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China Eastern Set to Launch 29-Hour Route
China Eastern Airlines is set to launch the world’s longest commercial flight, an over 12,000-mile connection between Shanghai and Buenos Aires.
Virgin Atlantic Cuts Flights to China
Virgin Atlantic announced that it will be suspending its flights between London Heathrow and Shanghai from Oct. 26, 2024.
Etihad Airways, China Eastern Tie-Up in New Joint Venture
After signing a MOU in December 2023, the two carriers are ready to proceed further with the new cooperation in the coming years.
China Eastern A330 Engine Failure Leaves Passengers in Shock
The incident happened when one of the fan blades got ejected through the top of the engine. The aircraft suffered from severe vibration until landing.
Trip Report: Flying the World’s First COMAC C919
On May 28, a China Eastern COMAC C919 took to the sky and began the first commercial flight of the Chinese-manufactured jet. Since then, COMAC’s C919 was placed on the route between Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport and Chengdu’s Tianfu International Airport. This aircraft has attracted a lot of aviation enthusiasts, both from home and abroad, […]
COMAC’s C919 Begins Commercial Service in China
On the morning of May 28, COMAC’s C919 started its maiden flight from Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing’s Capital International Airport. The China Eastern flight MU9191 took off at 10:32 a.m. local time, and landed at 12:31 p.m., after two hours of flight time. In the coming month, China Eastern scheduled its C919 on […]
Where Does the 737 MAX Stand in China: Carriers Wait for the CAAC’s Move on COMAC
Despite all the hype built up around the two COMAC C919s that flew from Shanghai to Beijing last week, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) — the country’s civil aviation regulator — did not award the plane its type certificate (TC) on Sept. 19. Regulators typically don’t set target dates for milestones. However, many […]
Trip Report: Flying Out of Shanghai After the Covid-19 Lockdown
As the lockdown-induced Covid-19 outbreak starts to relax, I took my first trip out of Shanghai in the past two and half months. I flew out on a Juneyao Airlines flight HO1015 from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport to Hohhot, China’s Baita International Airport, my hometown airport. The route is nothing special during normal times, even […]
Operations Begin at Chengdu’s Second International Airport
China’s newest international airport in Chegdu, Tianfu International Airport, began operations this Sunday. The new airport serves as a new international gateway to the Sichuan province and China and will operate as a second airport for Chengdu with the existing Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport continuing to operate. The new airport, 31 miles from Chengdu’s city […]
