PARIS - Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines is set to join the SkyTeam global airline alliance, La Tribune newspaper reported in a preview of its Tuesday edition.
The move is expected to be announced at the end of the week, the newspaper said.
SkyTeam includes Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines , as well as China Southern Airlines.
China Eastern, the only one of the country's top three carriers without a global affiliation, had said earlier this year it was in talks with SkyTeam, as well as rival groupings Oneworld and Star Alliance.
SkyTeam was not immediately reachable for comment.
