Financial Times, 16 Dec 2008, Jamil Anderlini
Beijing has reshuffled senior officials among China's three largest state-owned airlines as a prelude to an overhaul of the troubled industry and an expected wave of state-directed mergers.
China Eastern Airlines, the weakest of the big three carriers, said it would appoint Liu Shaoyong, chairman of China Southern Airlines, as a director of the company, replacing the current chairman, Li Fenghua.
The outgoing China Eastern managers oversaw a disastrous attempt last year to sell a significant stake to Singapore Airlines, which was hoping to break into the giant Chinese market.
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