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About China Eastern Airlines
Based in China, China Eastern Airlines is a full-service airline. Its airline codes are MU (IATA) and CES (ICAO). China Eastern Airlines operates from Kunming (KMG), Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Xi'an (XIY). China Eastern Airlines flies 685 aircraft (October 2026), among them the Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321neo and 10 other types. Within the group you will also find China United Airlines, which has its own page on this site.
China Eastern Airlines runs a cadet route for future pilots: the Student pilot recruitment programme. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. You will find the listed requirements on this page: right to work, education, age, language and medical certificate. This page sets out the selection in 6 stages.
The six phases
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CV screening
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Assessment and evaluation
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Medical examination and background check
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Overall review
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Hiring and training agreement
Where to train for China Eastern Airlines
One flight school has a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Oxford Aviation Academy (Australia) Pty LtdMoorabbin Airport, AustraliaCadet programme partnerAccording to the school
China Eastern Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- MU / CES1
- Country
- China
- Hubs
- Kunming (KMG), Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), Shanghai Pudong (PVG), Xi'an (XIY)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-9, Comac C909, Comac C9191
- Cadet programme
- Student pilot recruitment34
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESChina United Airlines
What does China Eastern Airlines ask of pilots?
- Right to work
- Nationality of the People's Republic of China5
- Education
- 2027 bachelor's or master's graduates (doctoral graduates within three years); science, engineering or medicine preferred5
- Age
- Bachelor's graduates 24 or under, master's 27 or under, doctoral 35 or under5
- Language
- College English Test band 6 (CET-6) or equivalent (IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 80)5
- Medical
- CAAC Class I medical standard plus pilot recruitment requirements; height 173 to 190 cm (men), 165 to 175 cm (women); BMI 18.5 to 245
- 1Wikipedia: China Eastern Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2China Eastern Airlines website · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3China Eastern Airlines recruitment site · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4China Eastern Airlines student pilot recruitment · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5China Eastern careers: second Yuanhang flight talent programme, position data · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 6China Eastern careers: social recruitment notices · accessed 11 Oct 2026
