China Eastern Airlines announced (07-Jan-2019) it took delivery of 67 new aircraft in 2018, with its fleet exceeding 700 during the year. The carrier also reported the following traffic highlights for 2018:
- Passengers: 121 million, +9.6% year-on-year;
- Number of flights: 930,000, +6.1%;
- Flight hours: 2.2 million hours, +6.4%. [more - original PR - Chinese]