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RNS Number : 7999J
Air China Ld
14 September 2016
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any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or
any part of the contents of this announcement.
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 AUGUST 2016
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited ("Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
on 13 September 2016, which contains combined operating data for
August 2016 for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Group").
The information contained in the SSE Announcement may be price
sensitive. This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is
being issued pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures
Ordinance. The data in the SSE Announcement was calculated based on
the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the
data disclosed in the relative periodic reports.
This announcement is issued by Air China pursuant to Part XIVA
of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
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, 13 September 2016
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.
Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung*, 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 AUGUST 2016
In August 2016, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded an increase in combined
passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers
("RPK")) as compared to the same period last year and to last
month, respectively. Compared to the same period last year,
passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers ("ASK"))
increased by 7.0%, while passenger traffic, increased by 7.4%. For
domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased
by 1.4% and 3.1%, respectively, as compared to the same period last
year. For international routes, passenger capacity and passenger
traffic increased by 19.2% and 16.8%, respectively, as compared to
the same period last year. For regional routes, passenger capacity
and passenger traffic decreased by 8.6% and 8.1%, respectively, as
compared to the same period last year. The overall passenger load
factor was 84.6%, an increase of 0.3 percentage point compared to
the same period last year. The passenger load factor for domestic
and regional grew by 1.4 percentage points and 0.4 percentage point
respectively while the passenger load factor of international
routes saw a decrease of 1.7 percentage points.
The Company launched a Beijing-Shiyan route (four times a week)
on 7 August 2016, a Xining- Chengdu-Tokyo route (four times a week)
on 12 August 2016, and a Chongqing-Korla route (four times a week)
on 29 August 2016.
In terms of cargo operations, in August 2016, both Revenue
Freight Tonne Kilometres ("RFTK")) and freight tonnage carried
recorded an increase on a year-on-year basis and a monthly basis.
Cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers
("AFTK")) rose by 5.7% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic
increased by 8.8% and volume of cargo and mail uplifted grew by
6.5% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load
factor was 54.7% in August 2016, representing a year-on-year
increase of 1.5 percentage points.
In August 2016, the Group added one B787-9, one A320, and
retired one B777-200 and one B737- 800. As at the end of August
2016, the Group operated a fleet of 607 aircraft.
The following table sets forth key operating data for August
2016:
Change Change Cumulative
vs August vs July
2015 2016
August (%) (%) August Cumulative
change
(%)
2016 2016
I. Capacity
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
1. ATKs (in millions)(1) 2964.2 6.5 3.0 22363.3 8.6
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 1365.9 3.0 1.9 10626.6 4.5
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 1505.2 11.4 4.1 10946.7 14.0
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 93.1 -11.1 0.5 790.0 -3.7
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
2. ASKs (in millions)(2) 20825.7 7.0 1.9 154651.3 9.4
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 12124.9 1.4 0.6 92508.8 4.2
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 7934.4 19.2 4.2 55754.9 21.1
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 766.5 -8.6 -0.5 6387.6 -1.6
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
3. AFTKs (in millions)(3) 1086.4 5.7 4.8 8411.4 7.2
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 276.8 10.2 7.2 2310.6 5.6
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 788.7 5.1 4.1 5911.4 8.5
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 20.8 -19.6 4.1 189.4 -10.6
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
II. Traffic
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
1. RTKs (in millions)(4) 2131.8 7.8 2.7 15578.3 8.3
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 1031.4 3.8 3.0 7776.5 5.0
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 1036.9 13.2 2.5 7289.1 12.5
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 63.6 -8.1 0.3 512.7 3.2
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
2. RPKs (in millions)(5) 17624.6 7.4 4.0 125077.7 9.7
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 10334.2 3.1 3.2 76453.9 4.8
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 6686.4 16.8 5.6 43828.2 20.1
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 604.0 -8.1 0.9 4795.6 4.4
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
3. RFTKs (in millions)(6) 594.1 8.8 0.0 4512.8 5.1
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 133.6 7.9 4.9 1029.3 6.0
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 452.5 9.5 -1.3 3412.9 5.1
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 8.1 -10.8 -3.1 70.6 -5.8
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
4. Number of Passengers
carried (in thousands) 8845.7 5.2 3.6 64244.1 6.9
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 7111.8 2.8 3.7 52162.5 4.4
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 1343.7 25.8 3.9 9005.7 25.4
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 390.3 -7.9 0.8 3075.9 4.7
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
5. Total Cargo
tonnes carried 144997.1 6.5 1.7 1122230.0 4.6
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 84765.3 6.1 4.6 658665.4 4.7
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 54374.6 8.5 -2.2 414759.2 5.4
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 5857.1 -4.0 -0.4 48805.4 -2.2
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Change Change Cumulative
vs August vs July
2015 2016
August (%) (%) August Cumulative
change
(%)
2016 2016
III. Load Factor
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
1. Passenger Load
Factor (%)(7) 84.6 0.3 1.7 80.9 0.2
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 85.2 1.4 2.2 82.6 0.5
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 84.3 -1.7 1.1 78.6 -0.7
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 78.8 0.4 1.1 75.1 4.3
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
2. Cargo Load Factor
(%)(8) 54.7 1.5 -2.6 53.7 -1.1
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 48.3 -1.0 -1.1 44.5 0.2
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 57.4 2.3 -3.1 57.7 -1.9
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 38.7 3.8 -2.9 37.3 1.9
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
3. Overall Load
Factor (%)(9) 71.9 0.8 -0.2 69.7 -0.2
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 75.5 0.6 0.8 73.2 0.4
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
International 68.9 1.1 -1.1 66.6 -0.9
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Regional 68.3 2.2 -0.2 64.9 4.3
------- ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Note:
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 seat
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, 13 September 2016
This information is provided by RNS
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