Airbus A320neo
Narrowbody · Filed as 32N
Longest route: Beijing (PKX) to Singapore (SIN), about 2,750 miles.
China Eastern Airlines seat maps: which aircraft MU actually flies
China Eastern Airlines (MU) operates 12 distinct aircraft types across 229 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Airbus A320neo, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800. On a fleet this varied, one seat number means different things on different departures of the same route, because the cabin you get depends on which airframe is assigned.
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China Eastern Airlines fleet as flown
Aircraft types MU currently schedules on its own metal. Regional flying under the MU brand counts as MU metal; flights MU markets but another airline operates don't.
| Aircraft | Nonstop routes | Airports served | Typical route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320neo | 835 | 131 | 810 mi |
| Airbus A320 | 800 | 107 | 750 mi |
| Boeing 737-800 | 386 | 89 | 710 mi |
| Airbus A321 | 378 | 75 | 770 mi |
| Boeing 737 | 214 | 67 | 790 mi |
| Airbus A319 | 192 | 75 | 740 mi |
| Airbus A330-200 | 124 | 55 | 3,330 mi |
| C09 | 112 | 36 | 500 mi |
| Airbus A330-300 | 56 | 30 | 1,120 mi |
| COMAC C919 | 47 | 17 | 750 mi |
| Airbus A350-900 | 44 | 23 | 5,550 mi |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 34 | 19 | 5,620 mi |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 32 | 18 | 1,120 mi |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 29 | 13 | 1,220 mi |
| Boeing 787 Dreamliner | 9 | 7 | 2,360 mi |
Airbus A320
Narrowbody · Filed as 320
Longest route: Kashi (KHG) to Shanghai (PVG), about 2,620 miles.
Boeing 737-800
Narrowbody · Filed as 738
Longest route: Wuhan (WUH) to Singapore (SIN), about 2,140 miles.
Airbus A321
Narrowbody · Filed as 321
Longest route: Shanghai (PVG) to Singapore (SIN), about 2,360 miles.
Boeing 737
Narrowbody · Filed as 737
Longest route: Kunming (KMG) to Male (MLE), about 2,430 miles.
Airbus A319
Narrowbody · Filed as 319
Longest route: Xi'an (XIY) to Kashi (KHG), about 1,830 miles.
Airbus A330-200
Widebody · Filed as 332
Longest route: Shanghai (PVG) to Auckland (AKL), about 5,820 miles.
C09
Filed as C09
Longest route: Nanchang (KHN) to Lanzhou (Yongdeng) (LHW), about 890 miles.
Airbus A330-300
Widebody · Filed as 333
Longest route: Shanghai (PVG) to Istanbul (IST), about 4,990 miles.
COMAC C919
Narrowbody · Filed as 919
Longest route: Konggar (LXA) to Shanghai (SHA), about 1,820 miles.
Airbus A350-900
Widebody · Filed as 359
Longest route: Madrid (MAD) to Wenzhou (WNZ), about 6,520 miles.
Boeing 777-300ER
Widebody · Filed as 77W
Longest route: Shanghai (PVG) to New York (JFK), about 7,380 miles.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Narrowbody · Filed as 7M8
Longest route: Kashi (KHG) to Shanghai (PVG), about 2,620 miles.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Widebody · Filed as 789
Longest route: Shanghai (PVG) to London (LGW), about 5,750 miles.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Widebody · Filed as 787
Longest route: London (LGW) to Shanghai (PVG), about 5,750 miles.
Route counts are distinct directional nonstop city pairs in 2LNR's schedule data. Where an airline files a family code without naming a variant, the card reads as the family, because that is what was filed; 2LNR doesn't guess the airframe.
Distances are great-circle miles between the two airports, rounded to the nearest ten, not the track a flight actually files. A longest route is shown only where every one of that aircraft's routes could be measured, and a typical route only where most of them could; where the measurement was too thin, the figure is left out rather than estimated.
How to see the seat map for your MU flight
Add the flight and open it. On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for that MU flight and date, scores the open seats inside your own cabin and marks paid seats as paid. The map is read when you ask, not stored, so an aircraft swap shows up as a different map instead of a wrong one.
Cabins churn in the last days before departure as blocked rows release and upgrades clear. Seat monitoring re-reads the map on a cadence that tightens as departure approaches and tells you when a better seat opens, or when the seat you hold changes underneath you.
2LNR doesn't publish stored cabin drawings or per-seat comfort ratings for MU aircraft. To browse a layout on an aircraft you haven't booked, use a maintained diagram library such as AeroLOPA.
Frequently asked questions about China Eastern Airlines (MU) aircraft
What aircraft does China Eastern Airlines fly?
12 aircraft types appear on China Eastern Airlines' own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 229 airports, including Airbus A320neo, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800. The full list is on this page, with the nonstop routes each one operates and the recorded cabin configuration where there is one. Regional flying under the MU brand is counted as MU metal; flights MU markets but another airline operates are not.
Where does this MU fleet information come from?
From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one MU has filed against a nonstop route it operates, and the counts are the routes in that data. It is a picture of what is scheduled, not an aircraft register, so a type MU owns but is not currently scheduling will not appear. Route lengths are great-circle distances between the two airports rather than flown track miles.
What is the longest route China Eastern Airlines flies?
Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest MU operates on its own metal is Shanghai (PVG) to New York (JFK), about 7,380 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 777-300ER. That is the distance between the two airports rather than the track the flight actually takes, and it is the routing rather than the aircraft that decides it: MU schedules more than one type on many of its routes.
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