PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISOR

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中國國際航空股份有限公司

AIR CHINA LIMITED

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

(Stock Code: 00753)

PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISOR

On 29 October 2020, the supervisory committee (the "Supervisory Committee") of Air China Limited (the "Company") resolved to propose to appoint Ms. Lyu Yanfang ("Ms. Lyu") as shareholder representative supervisor of the Company. This proposed appointment is subject to the approval by shareholders at the general meeting of the Company.

Ms. Lyu Yanfang, aged 49, graduated from Northwest Institute of Politics and Law majoring in law and holds a bachelor's degree in law. She joined the Company in 1996 and served as project manager of legal affairs, deputy manager, manager and senior manager of the president's office of the Company. She served as deputy director of the president's office of the Company from May 2013 to August 2017. She has been serving as the general manager of the legal department of China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited and the Company since August 2017. From April 2018, she has served as the chairwoman of the supervisory committee of Beijing Golden Phoenix Human Resource Co., Ltd. and the supervisor of China National Aviation Construction and Development Company and of China National Aviation Capital Holding Co., Ltd. From August 2018, she has served as the supervisor of China National Aviation Media Co., Ltd. From March 2020, she has served as the chairwoman of the supervisory committee of China National Aviation Finance Co., Ltd.

Save as disclosed above and as at the date of this announcement, Ms. Lyu does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management, substantial shareholder(s) or controlling shareholder(s) of the Company or hold any other positions in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any directorships in other listed companies in the last three years.

As at the date of this announcement, Ms. Lyu does not have any interest in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Upon approval of Ms. Lyu's appointment at a general meeting of the Company, Ms. Lyu will enter into a service contract with the Company for a term commencing on the date of approval by the shareholders of her appointment and ending on the expiry of the term of the current session of the Supervisory Committee. Ms. Lyu will not receive any remuneration for her serving as supervisor of the Company. 

Save as disclosed above, the Supervisory Committee is not aware of any other matters in relation to the proposed appointment of Ms. Lyu as shareholder representative supervisor of the Company that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company nor any information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

A notice of general meeting of the Company containing, among others, detailed information of the above-mentioned matters will be despatched to the shareholders in due course.

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Zhou Feng

Company Secretary

Beijing, the PRC, 30 October 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr. Xue Yasong, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Duan Hongyi*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company