Brief Introduction of Eastern Air Logistics in 2017

     Eastern Air Logistics Co., Ltd. (EAL), with its headquarter in Shanghai, is a modern integrated logistics service enterprise subordinate to China Eastern Air Holding Company (CEAH). With a mission to become the single most innovative integrated logistics service provider, EAL is dedicated to providing customers around the world with safe, efficient, accurate, fast and overall well-integrated logistics service solutions.

      In June 2017, EAL took the lead as the first enterprise that was subjected to pilot reform of mixed ownership in the national civil aviation sector. The company realized shareholding diversification with its shares held by China Eastern Air Holding Co.,Ltd (45%), Legend Holdings (25%), GLP (10%), Deppon Logistics (5%), Greenland Group (5%) and its core employees (10%). EAL started a new chapter in a brand- new form.

      EAL has subsidiaries such as China Cargo Airlines Ltd., EAL Express and EAL Transportation, as well as approximately 200 stations and branch offices both domestic and abroad. With over 6,000 employees, EAL is currently the only logistics enterprise in the world that is owned by an airlines and operates its own cargo airlines as well.

     EAL has fully functional and structurally balanced strategic capital. One of EAL's unique resource advantages is its ability to provide cargo space on over 600 passenger airplanes and 9 full freighters, coupled with strong domestic and oversea network connecting all global destinations. With Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Pudong International Airport as its operation bases, EAL owns 6 cargo terminals with ramp side access covering a total area of 1.25 million square meters, including bonded warehouses and cross-border e-commerce model areas. In addition, EAL runs cargo terminals at major airports in Kunming, Xi’an and Beijing where China Eastern Airlines operates as regional hubs.

     EAL has integrated business functions in supply chain management, air transportation, truck transportation, sea transportation, warehousing, loading, unloading, courier service, customs declaration, import and export trading, etc. By virtue of its rich experience in operations, EAL has competencies in plan design, optimization,organization,implementation and management. All of these competencies are required in order to provide complete logistics services. It may provide “one-stop” logistics solutions based on customers’ needs and realize overall project process management and control over both time and cost.

      Driven by economic globalization and e-commerce, EAL stays on top  strategically in order to evolve its mode of business. Supported with its sophisticated information system, the company facilitates the strategic target of “One Platform and Two Service Providers” (Quick Supply Chain Platform, High-end Logistics Solution Service Provider and Integrated Ground Service Provider) in order to lead in the air logistics industry. Furthermore, EAL is always striving for innovation in comprehensive service competencies to maintain a pioneering role in an ever-changing world of modern logistics.

     Sticking to its customer-oriented service principles based on guaranteed resources for providing “air-ground integrated services” and its international logistics service system, EAL is carefully constructing a logistics operation platform supported by modern science and technology. It will maintain its advantage in procedural control and coordination of supply chains as well as provide considerate, appropriate and professional services to realize maximum value for customers and satisfy customers' needs for advancement.