China Eastern Airlines Logo — China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline based in Shanghai , China . It is one of the largest Chinese airlines operating international flights, domestic and regional. Its main base is Shanghai Pudong International Airport , with secondary base in the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport . On June 11, 2009, it was announced that China Eastern will merge with Shanghai Airlines . All flights of Shanghai Airlines will codeshare with regard to China Eastern flights to the official merger. The airline has received a rating of three stars Skytrax .
The airline was founded on June 25, 1988, in Huadong Administration. In 1997, China Eastern took over the debts of China General Aviation and also became the first airline in the country to offer shares in the international market. He founded China Cargo Airlines with COSCO in 1998. In March 2001, completed the acquisition of Air Great Wall. a China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines were taken over by China Eastern Airlines in 2003. More