Comparison Overview

China Eastern Airlines, North America

VS

British Airways

China Eastern Airlines, North America

Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai, CN
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

As one of the three major air carriers in China, headquartered in Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines operates 111 domestic and overseas branches across the globe. Flying a fleet of 730 aircraft which is one of the youngest fleets in major airlines worldwide. Moreover, it boasts the largest-scale in-flight Wi-Fi wide-bodied fleet with leading commercial and technical models in China. The annual passenger turnover of CEA exceeds more than 130 million, ranking top 10 among global airlines As an official member of SkyTeam, China Eastern has extended its flight network from Shanghai to 1036 cities in 170 countries via close cooperation with alliance members. Frequent Flyer of Eastern Miles are privileged with 790 lounges worldwide within all 19 SkyTeam member airlines. China Eastern serves non-stop flights from Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver and Toronto to Shanghai, along with the comprehensive flight network covering more than 110 cities in China, connecting Asia, Europe and Oceania. Focusing on providing high-quality aviation transport service, China Eastern has won awards at home and abroad in the fields of operation quality, service experience, CSR, etc., including the Flight Safety Diamond Award by CAAC - the highest flight safety award in China, nine consecutive years of Top 50 Most Valuable Chinese Brands by the Brand Rating Agency WPP, four consecutive years’ nomination of “Global Top 500 Most Valuable Brand” by UK's Brand Rating Agency - Brand Finance, two consecutive years of Top 20 Chinese Enterprises Global Image Award-ranking first in the transportation industry. Additionally, China Eastern got the A rating in the latest ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria and listed the first place along with other five airlines, according to global index compiler MSCI.

NAICS: 481
NAICS Definition: Air Transportation
Employees: 10,001
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

British Airways

Harmondsworth, Postcode for satnav purposes, Middlesex, None, GB, UB7 0GA
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 700 and 749

As a global airline and the UK’s flag carrier, British Airways has been flying its customers to where they need to be for more than 100 years. The airline connects Britain with the world and the world with Britain, operating one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks together with its joint business, codeshare and franchise partners. Together with its affiliates, British Airways operates to around 200 destinations in over 75 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. In September 2021, British Airways launched its sustainability programme, BA Better World, committing to put sustainability at the heart of everything it does and with a clear roadmap to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Unfortunately, we're unable to answer any specific customer service queries here. If you need to contact someone about our service or need immediate assistance, please DM us directly on Instagram, Facebook or X.

NAICS: 481
NAICS Definition: Air Transportation
Employees: 31,334
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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China Eastern Airlines, North America
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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British Airways
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
China Eastern Airlines, North America
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
British Airways
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Airlines and Aviation Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for China Eastern Airlines, North America in 2025.

Incidents vs Airlines and Aviation Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for British Airways in 2025.

Incident History — China Eastern Airlines, North America (X = Date, Y = Severity)

China Eastern Airlines, North America cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — British Airways (X = Date, Y = Severity)

British Airways cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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China Eastern Airlines, North America
Incidents

No Incident

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British Airways
Incidents

Date Detected: 06/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Cyberattack on payroll service provider
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 08/2019
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: View victim's personal data, Manipulate booking information
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 09/2018
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Website, Mobile App
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

FAQ

China Eastern Airlines, North America company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to British Airways company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

British Airways company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas China Eastern Airlines, North America company has not reported any.

In the current year, British Airways company and China Eastern Airlines, North America company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither British Airways company nor China Eastern Airlines, North America company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

British Airways company has disclosed at least one data breach, while China Eastern Airlines, North America company has not reported such incidents publicly.

British Airways company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while China Eastern Airlines, North America company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America company nor British Airways company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America company nor British Airways company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

British Airways company employs more people globally than China Eastern Airlines, North America company, reflecting its scale as a Airlines and Aviation.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds HIPAA certification.

Neither China Eastern Airlines, North America nor British Airways holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N