“China Eastern customers can enjoy China’s new 144-hour visa-free transit policy, which allows our transit customers with a U.S.
Moreover, China Eastern’s Shanghai hub offers numerous benefits for connecting passengers, in all classes of service. Poulos remarked that the Delta codeshare has allowed China Eastern to expand its reach within the U.S.
“We’re considered a luxury carrier because we have three cabins (First, Business and Economy) while most airlines have two, especially U.S. “All of our aircraft are under 7 years of age,” said Anastasia Poulos, who is a California-based Account Manager for China Eastern. It also has 20 Airbus A350-900s on order, the first of which is expected to arrive towards the end of 2018. It currently has 20 Boeing 777-300ER frames in its fleet, with an average age of 1.70 years. While the Airbus A330 remains an important component of its widebody fleet, the retirement of the Airbus A340 in 2014 ushered in a new era with the first 777-300ER built that same year. New Planes, New ProductsĬhina Eastern historically operated Airbus A340s and Airbus A330s to its U.S.
Delta also intends to purchase a 10% stake in Air France for roughly the same amount. It announced back in July that it intends to buy a 10% stake in Air France, valued at over €375 million. China Eastern also has strategic partnerships in other cornerstones of the world.
