China Eastern To Join SkyTeam

By Bradley Perrett perrett@aviationweek.com
BEIJING

China Eastern has signed a preliminary agreement to enter the SkyTeam airline alliance by the middle of 2011, giving the alliance two of the three main carriers in China, including China Southern.

By joining, China Eastern could be set up for closer cooperation with China Southern, making it easier for the two to potentially merge in the future. The agreement was signed and announced April 16 ...

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