Three State-owned Backbone Air Transport Groups in China

The three state-owned backbone air transport groups in China are China International Airlines Co., Ltd., China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.

China International Airlines Co., Ltd., referred to as "Air China", was formally established in Beijing on 1988. It is the only civil airline flying the national flag in China. Air China is the main air transport company controlled by China Airlines Group, and it is also known as the three major airlines in China with China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.

China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. is a state-owned holding airline headquartered in Shanghai, China. On the basis of the former China Eastern Airlines Group, China Northwest Airlines was merged with China Yunnan Airlines.

China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. was established on March 25th, with its headquarters in Guangzhou, 1995. With the blue vertical tail inlaid with red kapok as the company logo, it is the airline with the largest number of transport planes, the most developed route network and the largest annual passenger traffic in China.

China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. is engaged in services.

China Eastern Airlines is mainly engaged in domestic and international air passenger transport, freight transport, postal services, baggage transportation, general aviation and other businesses and extended services. It has branches in Shandong, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Northwest China, Yunnan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Beijing.

Holding China Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. and China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu Co., Ltd., Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd. and China United Airlines Co., Ltd. share in China Eastern Airlines Wuhan Co., Ltd., and wholly holding Eastern General Aviation Co., Ltd.

In the main business of air transportation, China Eastern Airlines has implemented the strategy of "central network operation" and established an air transportation network with Shanghai as the center, relying on the Yangtze River Delta region, connecting the global market and paying equal attention to passengers and goods. In addition to domestic routes, the route also operates international routes from Shanghai and other places to major international cities. It has a route network that runs through the eastern and western parts of China and connects Asia, Europe, Australia and America.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd.