Shanghai Airlines + China Eastern

[CK]

China Eastern, Shanghai Air to combine after losses

China Eastern will combine with Shanghai Airlines after joint losses of CNY16.5b (US$2.4b) last year prompted the govt to bail out the two state-controlled carriers. 'We just got approval from the govt' June 6, Shanghai Airlines VP Feng Xin said. The combined group would have 306 planes and more than 600 routes, giving it a 50% share of air travel in China’s financial capital. China Eastern’s parent will get 17% of Shanghai Air as the first step in plan to merge the two carriers, Dow Jones said. Jinjiang International Holdings will transfer shares to China Eastern Air Holding, according to the report. The final size of China Eastern Air Holding's stake in Shanghai Air is yet to be determined, the report added.

Full Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...transportation

[Fry]

Hvem overtar hvem fikk jeg ikke helt med meg...?

[EB]

Er de ikke med i hver sin allianse?

[LN-AØR]

Originally Posted by EB

Er de ikke med i hver sin allianse?

Shanghai Airlines er StarA, men China E. er ikke medlem av noen allianse. Mener å huske at China E. har vært i forhandlinger med SkyTeam, men CE er altså ikke medlem.

[CK]

Kan se ut til at det er China Eastern som er "driving force" om jeg tolker denne artikklen rett:

China Eastern looks to restructure pending merger

China Eastern Airlines is in the process of planning a "material restructuring" of the company, and is looking at ways to lower its gearing ratio.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...ng-merger.html

[O_K_]

China Eastern har i alle fall codeshare med KLM, det fant jeg ut når jeg skulle booke, og de har trange fly. Kostet meg en drøy time med matrix.itasoftware.com å unngå dem.

[MartinL]

Shanghai Airlines er å anbefale på det sterkeste. Freshe fly og god plass!