China United Airlines Completes Amalgamation and Opens Service on Nov 26, 2012

China Eastern has undergone structural reorganization for better operation in Beijing and Hebei Province. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

China United Airlines completes amalgamation and opens service on Nov 26, 2012

The former Hebei branch of China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. (China Eastern) merged into China United Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern, and restarted service on Nov 26, 2012.

The reorganization was a move of China Eastern's further internal resource integration and benefits the overall development of the airline market in Beijing while relieving flight pressure at Beijing Capital International Airport. 

When the integration finished, China Eastern formed an interconnected pattern with Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing Nanyuan Airport (now closed) and Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport in North China's Hebei to serve the two regions.

A sales agreement for fuel assemblies of the Hualong One's first overseas reactor is signed on Nov 26, 2016 

An agreement was signed for sale of fuel assemblies of the Hualong One's first overseas reactor on Nov 26, 2016, a start of the mass production of these components. 

According to the agreement, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), developer of the Hualong One, will deliver No. 183 and No. 177 fuel assemblies as well as other relevant components of the core used in the Unit 5 and Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear project respectively on Sept 30, 2019, and Jul 30, 2020.

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)