It has earned several awards in aviation industry that include Annual Laureate Award, 10-Year Cordial Service Award and Five-Star Diamond Award by IATA and American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. In year 2012 the total numbers of international and domestic passengers travelled with this airline were 73.08 million and the load factor was 80%. In year 2011 it became the member of Sky Team Alliance. It also has a subsidiary, which is Shanghai Airlines. It is assumed to be the largest air carrier in China in terms of number of passengers. It is a major airline in India which operates both international and domestic flights. The mai hubs of this airline are Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport with secondary hubs at Kunming Changshui International Airport and Xi'an Xian yang International Airport. China Eastern Airlines is the popular airline in world headquartered at China Eastern Airlines Building, on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, China.
