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Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines signalled their intent to strengthen their partnership by signing a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to enhance commercial and operational ties.

Etihad Airways reshapes global air travel with strategic partnerships in China and Maldives, offering enhanced connectivity and travel experiences.

Turkish Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Shanghai to expand mutual cooperation in areas of domestic and international transit and ground services.

Turkish Airlines collaborates with China Eastern Airlines to launch Shanghai-Istanbul route, boosting Sino-Turkish relations and trade.

/PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 North Bund International Aviation Forum was held in Shanghai on Sept. 22. Themed "New Landscape, New Prosperity", the forum was...

China Eastern Airlines received a second domestically made C919 passenger plane in Shanghai on Sunday, following the first commercial flight of the aircraft on May 28, a sign that the carrier is speeding up the formation of a C919 fleet.

C919, Chinas self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its inaugural commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, creating a milestone in China’s aviation industry, which aims to compete with global players such as Boeing.

China’s C919 passenger jet was manufactured by state-owned Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (Comac), the 38.9-metre (about 127 feet) long and 11.95-metre high aircraft features eight business and 156 economy class seats, according to CCTV.

The first commercial flight of China’s domestically-made C919 aircraft will be made from Shanghai to Beijing by China Eastern Airlines on Sunday, a source said, citing the flight schedule.

More international flights are expected to return as travel curbs and COVID-19 prevention protocols are adjusted, China's three major airlines said.