China Eastern Airlines rose 1.7%, Air China gained 1.9%, and Cathay Pacific Airways added 3.5%.
Qantas said China Eastern Airlines is China's second largest airline in terms of passengers carried.
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In Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines fell 3.3%, Air China lost 3.2% and China Southern Airlines dropped 4.5%.
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China Eastern Airlines, the Shanghai-based carrier, just announced the order of 60 A320s from Airbus with delivery from 2014 to 2017.
Based in Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines (CEA, 36) is China's third-largest airline.
Hong Kong health officials said a patient who is being treated there arrived from Mexico on a China Eastern Airlines flight that stopped in Shanghai.
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It has partnerships with Air Berlin, Air Seychelles and Virgin Australia, but also signed codeshare deals this quarter with Aer Lingus and China Eastern Airlines.
On March 28th, China Eastern Airlines was due to fly into Delhi from Beijing, inaugurating the first ever direct air link between the world's two largest countries.
But China is likely to be cautious in granting Cathay additional flights given opposition from home carriers including Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines as the fragmented Chinese airline industry consolidates.
The China Daily reported that China Eastern Airlines said it got a sizable discount on the 737s because it was such a large order, and were paying less than the list price.
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"We see tremendous potential for the Qantas Group in Asia and we are looking forward to working more closely with China Eastern Airlines to deliver on it, " Alan Joyce, Qantas' chief executive officer said.
The CAAC has urged the 10 airlines under its control to merge into three carrier groups under China Southern, China Eastern and unlisted Air China in a bid to boost competitiveness.
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