A Court Case, Recent Media Reports Outline Graft in Airline Industry

(Shanghai) – In late April, the Supreme People's Court in Shanghai sentenced a former employee involved in engine procurement for China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. and Air China Ltd. to life in prison for bribery.

In his stints at the two airlines, Chen Xin was in charge of areas such as civil aircraft procurement, and in negotiations and decision-making involved with buying engine models.