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Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games

Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games (The 9th) 2025年第九届亚冬会

Harbin welcomes you 哈尔滨欢迎您

B-5937	A330-243	China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)		2024-
B-8393	A320-214	China Eastern (Gansu branch)		2024-

China Eastern is the official airline of the 2025 Asian Winter Games taking place in Harbin, Heilongjiang. The two sides of both aircraft show title in English on the starboard side and the mascots of the event on the port side. They are named Binbin and Nini and are a pair of Siberian tigers. The A320 is one of 12 operated by the Gansu branch of the airline headquartered in Lanzhou in Northern China.

Images © A.J. Best (LGW) & Jay Lee (PVG)
Tags Other Sport Events, Winter Sports

World Skills Shanghai 2022

World Skills Shanghai 2022 (46th edition) 上海2022年第46届技能大赛

Events

B-5920

A330-243

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2022-

Like China Southern, China Eastern is also an official partner of the 46th Shanghai Skills Competition. The core pattern of the scheme is the Mortise and tenon which usually connect two pieces of wood or of materials and symbolize the spirit of craftsmen. The "Nengneng" and "Qiaoqiao" mascots representing craftsmen are also visible on the front fuselage.

Image © TIA spotter (NRT)
Tags Festival

CIIE China International Import Expo

CIIE China International Import Expo 中国国际进口博览会

Jinbo 进博号 - New Era - Shared Future 新时代共享未来

Events

B-2002

B777-39PER

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2020-

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a trade fair held in autumn annually since 2018 in Shanghai. The expo is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government and "has the purpose of replacing US products with products from other countries". In mid-2020 China Eastern teamed up with the Expo team to promote the 3rd CIIE taking place in November 2020; B-2002 is referred to as the "Jinbo" (进博) aircraft, Jinbo being a short name for the CIIE. The livery features Jinbao (进宝), the panda mascot of the event.

Image © Yiran (PEK)
Tags Exhibition, Panda

2017 China "Internet Plus" & Digital Economy Summit

Tencent Internet

Events

B-8570

A321-211

China Eastern (Zhejiang branch)

2017

China Eastern was a sponsor of this Summit together with Internet company Tencent. It took place in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in April 2017 and the decals remained 3 months on this A321. This frame was the second A321 assigned to the Zhejiang branch of China Eastern which operates about 20 A320/A321 from the province. The Zhejiang branch was created in 2009 from the merger of the Ningbo branch (itself the successor of Air Great Wall) and the Hangzhou & Wenzhou branches.

Image © Kimi (CAN)
Tags Summits & Congresses

8th China Flower Expo 2013

Happiness is like flowers. 幸福像花儿一样

Events

B-6803

A320-214

China Eastern Jiangsu

2013

The 8th China Flower Fair took place in the Wujin District of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province (Yangtze River region). China Eastern was an official sponsor of the event with its Jiangsu subsidiary. Note both sides were different with the event mascots on the starboard side and the «Happiness is like flowers» motto on the port side.

China Airlines Jiangsu was established in 2004 to take over Nanjing Airlines operations and it has since grown to be one of China Eastern's largest units with a fleet of 50+ A320 family aircraft.

Image © Danny Yu (PEK)
Tags Exhibition

Expo 2011 #3 Green leads the Fashion

Expo 2011 Xi'An 2011西安世界园艺博览会

Green leads the Fashion 绿色引领时尚

Events

B-6129

A330-343

China Eastern (Beijing branch)

2011-14

China Eastern was the partner airline of the Expo 2011 Fair. The logo of the exhibition was a stylized pomegranate flower (which is associated with the city of Xi’an). The mascot of the Expo was a red character named Chang’an Flower which could be seen on all three aircaft that were painted for the event.

This third livery was composed of many stylized pomegranate flowers. The aircraft was assigned to the airline's small Beijing branch.

Image © Danny Yu (PEK)
Tags Exhibition

Expo 2011 #2 Heaven Changan

Expo 2011 Xi'An 2011西安世界园艺博览会

Heaven Changan - Creative Nature 天人長安创意自然 - 天人创意号

Events

B-6028

A320-214

China Eastern (Northwest branch)

2011-14

China Eastern was the partner airline of the Expo 2011 International Horticultural Fair. The airline's Northwest branch (which is nothing else than legacy China Northwest Airlines) is based in Xi'An, the capital of the Shaanxi province.

Heaven Changan (天人長安) is a humanistic documentary about Xi'An's recent urban evolutions, examining how city and nature live in harmony. This livery showed green mountains, water and garden landscapes which were linked to the "eternal peace & harmony between nature & mankind" theme of the Xi’An exhibition.

Image ©
Tags Exhibition

Expo 2011 #1 World Park

Expo 2011 Xi'An 2011西安世界园艺博览会

World Park 世园号

Events

B-6376

A320-232

China Eastern (Northwest branch)

2011-14

China Eastern was the partner airline of the Expo 2011 International Horticultural Fair. The airline's Northwest branch (which is nothing else than legacy China Northwest Airlines) is based in Xi'An, the capital of the Shaanxi province.

The logo of the exhibition was a stylized pomegranate flower (which is associated with the city of Xi’An). The mascot of the Expo was a red character named Chang’an Flower which could be seen on all three aircaft painted for the event. Xi'An was once known as Chang’an (Eternal Peace); the city marks the Silk Road’s eastern end and is of particular historical significance, with many archaeological sites in the area. This specific livery aimed at highlighting the ancient city's new, different, dynamic and green image.

Images © Dlsunshy (DLC) & yabyanさん (NGO)
Tags Exhibition

Expo 2010 #6 Enjoy the World

Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Enjoy the World 畅享世界

Events

B-6639

A320-232

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2010-16

This design was launched to highlight the openness and warm welcome of Shanghai to its visitors, with a bright and clear rainbow accross the clouds. Some of the world’s main landmarks are scattered in gold colour around the fuselage, indicating the aim of Shanghai to be recognized as a major center of communication; it also highlighted the airline's global goals. The green and orange colours of the Expo completed the scheme.

Image © Dlsunshy (DLC)
Tags Peace & Love, World's Fair

Expo 2010 #5 World Expo Eye

Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Better City, Better Life - World Expo Eye 世博之眼

Events

B-5265

B737-79P

China Eastern Yunnan

2010-17

This fifth Expo 2010 scheme was chosen among 180 designs submitted for the "Eye of the Expo" design competition. The theme of the competition was communication and exchange through the eyes. The winning entry was a blend of the China Eastern red and blue colours with the green and yellow colours of the Expo. Black was added in a way the whole livery looked similar to a traditional Chinese drama mask. Altogether these five colours also matched the colours of the Olympic rings and reminded us of the worldwide aspect of the Expo.

Note the «Better City, Better Life» titles were later replaced by standard China Eastern Yunnan titles (which is standard for all aircraft flying for the Yunnan subsidiary of China Eastern).

Image © Liuqianlu (KMG)
Tags Design Competition, World's Fair

Expo 2010 #4 Shanghai Skyline

Expo 2010 Shanghai China

My Favourite Expo 我最喜欢的世博

Events

B-6100

A330-343

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2010-14

This livery was the winning design of the "My Favorite Expo" online contest; it had been submitted by an Italian design company. It depicted the Shanghai skyline and its landmarks: the Oriental Pearl, the Jinmao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center which reprensent the prosperity and diversity of the city. The green and orange colors were those of the Expo. The aircraft was unveiled on January 19, 2010, exactly 100 days before the opening of the World's Fair.

Image © Danny Yu (PEK)
Tags Design Competition, World's Fair

Expo 2010 #3 Expo Volunteers

Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Expo Volunteers 世博志愿者

Events

B-6127

A330-343

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2009-12

Winner design of an online design submission poll. The rainbow ribbon represented Shanghai’s passion and hospitality. The logo on the engines was the Expo volunteers logo, with their motto "At your service at the Expo" below the registration mark. Additional "Better flight, better trip" titles also highlighted the airline's commitment to Expo visitors.

Note the winning design originally had blue engines and a blue tail with the logo of the expo, however the livery was simplified before it was applied.

Image © Esa Kaihlanen (HND)
Tags World's Fair

Expo 2010 #2 Better City, Better Life

Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Better City, Better Life

Events

B-2290

A321-211

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2009-16

Green and orange were the distinctive colors of the Expo 2010. This second aircraft unveiled for the event was highlighting the 'Green' theme of the Expo with a large green wave all along the fuselage.

Image © Thomas Ingendorn (HND)
Tags World's Fair

Expo 2010 #1 Better City, Better Life

Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Better City, Better Life

Events

B-6055

A340-642

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2006-15

China Eastern Airlines was a logical sponsor for the 2010 World Fair as it is based in Shanghai. After unveiling this specially painted A340 in March 2006, two specials were added in 2009 with 3 more joining in 2010. All those designs were part of a large advertisement campaign aimed at raising China Eastern brand awareness accross China and abroad.

Green and orange were the distinctive colors of the Expo 2010, and in this first design they were blended with the red, gold and blue colours of China Eastern. This A340 was undoubtedly the most widely known of the Expo 2010 liveries, serving the international flagship routes of the airline for almost 10 years, even long after the Expo and until the type was retired.

Images © Mark Szemberski (JFK) & Globespotter (CDG)
Tags World's Fair