Airlines / China

Airline

China Eastern Airlines

From

China

Since

1988

Status

Flying

ICAO

CES

Callsign

CHINA EASTERN

IATA

MU

China Eastern Airlines is an airline from China, founded in 1988. Its codes are MU (IATA) and CES (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “CHINA EASTERN”.

Lifeline

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1. China Eastern Airlines 1988–today

Fleet

Aircraft families in China Eastern Airlines’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in December 2025, cargo aircraft included:

• Boeing 777e.g. 777-300ER, 73.9 m
• Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
• Airbus A330e.g. A330-900, 63.7 m
• Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m
• Comac C919e.g. COMAC C919, 38.9 m

Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.

Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.

What the codes mean

The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (MU 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as CES123 is called “CHINA EASTERN one two three”.

Airports in China

More airlines from China

• Air China
• China Southern Airlines
• Hainan Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Shenzhen Airlines
• Sichuan Airlines
• XiamenAir
• Air China Cargo
• Beijing Capital Airlines
• Chengdu Airlines
• China United Airlines
• Juneyao Air

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata. A fact is shown only when both agree, or a third source settles it (linked next to the fact). Spotted something wrong? Tell us.