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)

DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR

IN RELATION TO DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION

AND MAJOR TRANSACTION

Reference is made to the announcement of Air China Limited (the "Company") dated 18 November 2010 (the "Announcement") in relation to the Transaction pursuant to the Airbus Aircraft Purchase Agreements entered into by the Company and AIE with Airbus Company, which aggregated with the Previous 2010 Airbus Aircraft Purchases, constitutes a major transaction for the Company under the Listing Rules. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement.

As disclosed in the Announcement, the Company expected to despatch a circular in respect of the Transaction within 15 business days after the publication of the Announcement. However, as additional time is required for preparing and finalising the information to be contained in the circular, the despatch date of the Circular is expected to be delayed to a date falling on or before 22 December 2010.

By order of the Board

Air China Limited

Huang Bin　Tam Shuit Mui

Joint Company Secretaries

Beijing, the PRC, 6 December 2010

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are Mr. Kong Dong, Ms. Wang Yinxiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Sun Yude, Mr. Christopher Dale Pratt, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Fan Cheng, Mr. Jia Kang*, Mr. Fu Yang*, Mr. Han Fangming* and Mr. Li Shuang*.

* Independent non-executive Director of the Company