争购东航

The Storm Caused by China Eastern Airlines

争购东航预示着民航业进入第二轮重组风暴 企图抓住机会巩固其市场地位的国航,尝试挤进中国市场的新航,以及渴望引入外资自救的东航,让即将展开的这场民航大重组战火频仍 .

When China Eastern Airlines and Singapore Airline started to celebrate on the acquisition,a sudden blow came in the way-Air China,in co- operation with Cathay Pacific Airways,launched a $4-billion buy-out to purchase China Eastern's shares.Nevertheless,14 hours later,the plan was'temporarily'given up. Behind the battle among these airlines,there were games and debates about the second round reshuffle of China's civil aviation industry.Is Sin- gapore Airline going to continue its acquisition on China Eastern,or will it be replaced by Air China eventually?What philosophy does the Chinese government have on civil aviation industry in this transitional period?Should it be continuing to strengthen the monopoly of the state-owned airlines headed by Air China,or open to foreign capitals, or merely using Singapore Airline as an attempt to try out a way of reform?Only time can give the answer.