UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January 2019

Commission File Number: 001-14550

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Board Secretariat’s Office

5/F, Block A2, Northern District, CEA Building

36 Hongxiang 3rd Road, Minhang District

Shanghai, China 200335

(Address of principal executive offices)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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Certain statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Company’s views as of the date of this announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause the Company’s views to change, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, unless required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PROVISION OF GUARANTEE FOR SOME SUBSIDIARIES

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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On 18 January 2019, the resolution regarding the provision by the Company of guarantee to some of its wholly-owned subsidiaries or their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries was considered and approved on the 2019 first regular meeting of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), pursuant to which it was agreed that (1) the Company shall provide guarantee in the total amount of up to RMB1 billion to four wholly-owned subsidiaries namely China United Airlines, Shanghai Flight Training, Eastern Business Airlines Service, Eastern Technology, or their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries; and (2) Shanghai Tours (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) shall provide guarantee in the total amount of RMB10 million to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Dongmei.

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In recent years, as there has been an expansion in the business scale of the Company’s subsidiaries, transformation of China United Airlines to becoming a low-cost airline, and the innovation in asset management approach by Eastern Technology which promoted the transformation of protective assets to operational assets, the capital expenditure of each of the Company’s subsidiaries has increased. Given the Company’s thorough understanding of the operating status, credit standing and debt servicing capability of its subsidiaries, and recognition that their financial risk is under control, the guarantee provided by the Company for its subsidiaries would further enhance the credit standing of its subsidiaries, reduce the finance cost and also secure the facilities required for their production and operation, reform and transformation to facilitate their sustainable and healthy development, thereby uplifting the overall operating level of the Company.

In view of the above, the Board agreed that: the Company shall provide, within the period from the effective date of the resolution to 31 December 2019, guarantee in the total amount of up to RMB1 billion to four wholly-owned subsidiaries namely China United Airlines, Shanghai Flight Training, Eastern Business Airlines Service, Eastern Technology, or their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries; where the subject obligations are denominated in foreign currencies, the amounts shall be translated into Renminbi at the exchange rates prevailing at the time of provision of the guarantee. The period of guarantee shall be the same as the period of the subject obligations of the respective guaranteed parties and shall not exceed 10 years. It is also agreed that Shanghai Tours shall provide guarantee in a total amount of RMB10 million to Shanghai Dongmei, the period of which shall be the same as the period of the subject obligations of the respective guaranteed parties and shall not exceed 10 years. The president of the Company shall be authorized to take charge of the detailed implementation thereof, and implementation progress shall be reported to the Board.

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After prior review, the independent non-executive directors of the Company agreed to the Company’s provision of guarantee for its subsidiaries and to putting forward the relevant resolution to the Board for its consideration and approval. The independent opinions issued by the independent non-executive directors are as follows: the Company’s provision of guarantee for its subsidiaries would be beneficial in enhancing the credit standing of the guaranteed parties and securing the facilities required for their production and operation to facilitate their sustainable and healthy development, and therefore be in the interest of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.

The Board’s consideration of the provision of guarantee for the Company’s subsidiaries has been approved by more than two-thirds of the directors of the Company present in the meeting, in addition to the consent granted by more than half of all directors of the Company. The voting procedures of the meeting complied with laws and regulations, the articles of association of the Company and rules for procedures of meeting of the Board.

As of 18 January 2019, the aggregate amount of external guarantees granted by the Company and its majority-controlled subsidiaries comprised approximately US$11.2378 million, SGD500 million (being a guarantee for the issuance of SGD-denominated bonds) and RMB4,010 million (being a guarantee for subsidiaries’ loans), all of which are guaranteed by the Company in favour of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Such amounts in aggregate represent 11.48% of the latest audited net assets of the Company. There is no overdue guarantee of the Company.

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company include Liu Shaoyong (Chairman), Ma Xulun (Vice Chairman, President), Lin Wanli (Independent non-executive Director), Li Ruoshan (Independent non-executive Director), Ma Weihua (Independent non-executive Director), Shao Ruiqing (Independent non-executive Director), Cai Hongping (Independent non- executive Director) and Yuan Jun (Employee Representative Director).

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