SHANGHAI: If there is a magic pill that can cure the ills of beleaguered China Eastern, or any of the other State-owned airlines of China, it is in cyberspace.

Sound presumptuous? Listen to Liu Shaoyong, the white knight brought in from China Southern to save China Eastern.

"Only when domestic airlines become more information-based, will they be able to regain the competitive edge in the market," China Eastern's new chairman said on the sidelines of the NPC and CPPCC sessions.