Source China Eastern Airlines 2020-02-26
On February 26， OTT Airlines，a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was officially launched.
According to the offical introduction, China Eastern has taken a step forward in the commercial operation of a new generation of Made-in-China airliner and started a new journey of domestic aircrafts peration.
"One Two Three Aviation Co., Ltd." Or “OTT Airlines”was renamed from Eastern Business Aviation in in August, 2019. It has CCAR135, CCAR91 Chapter K qualifications and CCAR145 maintenance qualifications. It currently manages more than ten business jets, and has years of experience.
The newly established OTT（One Two Three） Aviation Co., Ltd. will mainly operate ARJ21s and C919s in future，combined with the existing business jet,. As for the meaning of the naming, China Eastern Airlines introduced that the naming of "One, Two, Three Airlines" originated from the philosophical speculation on Lao Tzu's the laws of nature in Chinese traditional culture, which means that everything can have infinite possibilities.
In addition, China Eastern Airlines also stated that the naming of "One Two Three Airlines" has a modern definition. The English name is ONE TWO THREE, referred to as "OTT".
The historical models operated by China Eastern Airlines include a variety of domestic models such as Y-5, Y-6 and MA60. Since the launch of C919 program, China Eastern Airlines and COMAC have been fully committed to R&D of this Chinese airliner.
China Eastern signed the purchase intention of 20 C919s in 2010. And on November 1, 2016, at the 11th China International Aerospace Expo, China Eastern signed a cooperation framework agreement with COMAC, becoming the lauch customer of C919. On August 30, 2019, CEA and COMAC signed the ARJ21-700 contract in Beijing.
China Eastern stated that China Eastern has full confidence in development prospects of C919 program. Relying on the supply chain partnership and regional advantages in Shanghai, China Eastern and COMAC are committed to strengthening complementary advantages, resource sharing, and win-win cooperation, continuously promoting cooperation and innovations.