Air China Regulatory News (AIRC)

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AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)(Stock Code: 00753) 

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF JULY 2017 

This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air China pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the "SFO").

The data in the enclosed SSE Announcement was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relative periodic reports.

Investors are advised to exercise caution in dealing in shares of Air China.

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 15 August 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Liu Deheng*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company

SSE ANNOUNCEMENT

The SSE Announcement is written in Chinese, with no official English translation. The English translation is provided solely for reference only. In case of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. The full version of the SSE Announcement is as follows:

AIR CHINA LIMITED

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF JULY 2017

In July 2017, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded an increase in combined passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")) as compared to the same period last year and same period last month. Passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) and passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 4.1% and 2.9% respectively. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 2.4% and 3.0%, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 7.0% and 2.3%, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on regional routes increased by 1.3%, and passenger traffic saw an increase of 8.3%, as compared to the same period last year. The overall passenger load factor was 81.9%, representing a decline of 0.9 percentage point as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factors for domestic routes and regional routes grew by 0.5 and 5.4 percentage points, respectively, as compared to the same period last year, and the passenger load factor for international routes saw a year-on-year decrease of 3.7 percentage points.

The Company launched a Wuhan-Hohhot-Xilinhot route (seven times a week) on 1 July 2017, and a Hohhot-Yinchuan-Haikou route (seven times a week) on 20 July 2017.

In terms of cargo operations, in July 2017, the cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometres (the "RFTK")) recorded an increase on a year-on-year basis and on a month-on- month basis. Freight tonnage carried displayed a growth on a year-on-year basis, but recorded a slight decrease on a month-on-month basis. Cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 2.1% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic increased by 9.4% and the volume of cargo and mail carried rose by 5.3% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 61.6% in July 2017, representing a year-on-year growth of 4.1 percentage points.

In July 2017, the Group introduced eight aircraft in total, including one B737-700 aircraft, three B737- 800 aircraft, two B777-300ER aircraft, one A321 aircraft and one A330 aircraft. As at the end of July 2017, the Group operated a fleet of 636 aircraft, including 251 self-owned aircraft, 180 aircraft under finance lease and 205 aircraft under operating lease.

The following table sets forth key operating data for July 2017:

Notes:

1. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown

2. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale multiplied by the kilometers flown

3. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the kilometers flown

4. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown

5. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried multiplied by the kilometers flown

6. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown

7. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger kilometers expressed as a percentage of available seat kilometers

8. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne kilometers expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne kilometers

9. "Overall Load Factor" refers to RTKs expressed as a percentage of available tonne kilometers

The key operating data above was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may results from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.

By Order of the Board

Rao Xinyu

Board Secretary

Beijing, the PRC, 15 August 2017