China Eastern

My first time on the Comac C919: how to fly aboard the first aircraft made in China (wanted to compete with Airbus and Boeing)

Everything is produced in China, but building an airplane is not as simple as building a car: patenting the whole...

August 16, 2024

1 min by Mattia Porcu - 1 year ago

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Comac C919 maxi order: in less than 10 years all Chinese airlines will have the first "homemade" aircraft in their fleet

There are only 5 Comac C919s currently in use: they are all owned by China Eastern (one of the 3 Chinese "sisters") and...

May 7, 2024

2 min by Mattia Porcu - 1 year ago

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My first time aboard the Comac C919: here are my impressions of the first "homemade in China" plane

In the 1960s/70s there were many aircraft manufacturers, but the trust and orders were (almost) all for Boeing and MD...

April 7, 2024

4 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

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What it looks like inside and which companies it flies with: the Chinese ready to invade the skies with the A320 copy

Last week, at the Singapore Airshow, the Comac C919, the version...

February 27, 2024

3 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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Safety: top companies (there are also Italian ones). A European carrier among the least safe in the world

There is, of course, also Japan Airlines, in the list of the 25 safest airlines in the world compiled by the specialized website airlineratings.com....

January 7, 2024

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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There's 'China' and 'China': the companies' guide to going to China without a visa and without getting lost

From last December 1 and until November 30, 2024 (that is, for one year), Italians will be able to travel to China...

December 15, 2023

4 min by Matteo Legnani - 2 years ago

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Flying Blue is getting better and better: now you can book First Class on China Eastern and Garuda Indonesia

Regular readers of TFC know my fondness for the Flying Blue program; I firmly believe that the program...

October 17, 2023

3 min by theflyer - 2 years ago

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The 5 best lounges of 2023

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Offerings of the moment

Up to 10,000 Bonvoy points to be earned through bookings around Europe, Africa and M.O. this summer

We have written it often, including recently: Marriott Bonvoy, the loyalty program of the Marriott group, is less generous in terms of...

July 2, 2024

2 min by Mattia Porcu - 1 year ago

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Miles&More discounts 50% business classes to Chicago, Boston and Detroit

Even in the peak season, the promotions of the Miles&More loyalty program do not stop; right on time again today, July 1, the...

July 1, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

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July's Flying Blue promos are SPECTACULAR: Japan, Hong Kong and Chile at a discounted price

Air France KLM's monthly loyalty program promos are out, and this month the destinations are truly spacey....

July 1, 2024

3 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

Flying Blue

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Do you need Flying Club points? there's the 70% bonus if you buy Virgin Atlantic points

Virgin Atlantic points can be a highly interesting currency given the "power" they have. Of course booking First...

June 29, 2024

1 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

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Frequent Flyer

Virgin Atlantic turns 40: discount codes to save until the end of the year

Virgin Atlantic, one of Sir Richard Branson's creations, is turning 40, and to celebrate it has launched a series of...

June 25, 2024

2 min by theflyer - 1 year ago

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