China Eastern Airlines’ (CEA) president Cao Jinxiong said recently that government shareholders in his company and Shanghai Airlines (SA) are discussing a merger of the two carriers, the Wall Street Journal reported. He said that the government plans to inject capital into CEA before merging it with SA, at which point the combined entity would consider a possible stake sale to Singapore Airlines. “Both [deals], with Shanghai Airlines and Singapore Airlines are possible. But for … [Read more...] about China: Possible China Eastern, Shanghai Air merger