TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 1026O
Air China Ld
16 August 2017
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this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or
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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 JULY 2017
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China
Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 August 2017,
which contains combined operating data for July 2017 for Air China and its
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group").
This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air China pursuant
to Rule 13.09 and Rule 13.10B of the Listing Rules and the Inside Information
Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of 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.
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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:
Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
on-Year on-Month Cumulative
Change Change Change
(%) (%) Cumulative (%)
July 2017
2017
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I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in millions)1 2,974.5 3.3 6.3 20,117.0 3.7
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Domestic 1,393.7 3.9 8.1 9,901.6 6.9
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International 1,485.6 2.8 4.7 9,560.7 1.3
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Regional 95.2 2.8 7.1 654.7 -6.1
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2. ASK (in millions)2 21,281.2 4.1 7.8 140,272.8 4.7
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Domestic 12,344.7 2.4 8.5 84,060.4 4.5
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International 8,156.2 7.0 6.8 50,940.3 6.3
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Regional 780.4 1.3 6.8 5,272.1 -6.2
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3. AFTK (in millions)3 1,056.4 2.1 4.1 7,464.5 2.0
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Domestic 285.1 10.5 7.6 2,342.9 15.3
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International 749.6 -1.0 2.7 4,962.8 -3.0
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Regional 21.7 8.4 7.3 158.9 -5.7
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in millions)4 2,173.8 4.7 5.5 14,265.9 6.1
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Domestic 1,025.0 2.4 4.0 7,102.1 5.3
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International 1,079.6 6.8 6.5 6,732.2 7.7
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Regional 69.2 9.2 13.2 431.7 -3.9
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2. RPK (in millions)5 17,437.6 2.9 9.5 113,852.6 5.9
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Domestic 10,310.3 3.0 7.7 69,956.1 5.8
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International 6,478.7 2.3 11.9 39,893.9 7.4
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Regional 648.6 8.3 16.0 4,002.6 -4.5
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3. RFTK (in millions)6 650.2 9.4 1.9 4,181.0 6.7
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Domestic 126.0 -1.1 -3.3 917.8 2.5
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International 514.5 12.2 3.2 3,200.4 8.1
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Regional 9.7 16.2 3.5 62.8 0.3
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Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
on-Year on-Month Cumulative
Change Change Change
(%) (%) Cumulative (%)
July 2017 2017
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4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in
thousands) 8,638.2 1.1 8.2 57,839.3 4.4
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Domestic 7,031.9 2.5 6.9 47,636.5 5.7
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International 1,190.6 -8.0 13.3 7,656.5 -0.1
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Regional 415.7 7.3 16.5 2,546.3 -5.2
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5. Total Cargo and
Mail
carried (in tonnes) 150,119.4 5.3 -0.4 1,023,852.6 4.7
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Domestic 79,637.2 -1.7 -3.4 581,768.3 1.3
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International 63,551.0 14.3 3.2 396,860.9 10.1
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Regional 6,931.2 17.9 4.0 45,223.3 5.3
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%)7 81.9 -0.9 1.3 81.2 0.9
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Domestic 83.5 0.5 -0.6 83.2 1.0
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International 79.4 -3.7 3.6 78.3 0.8
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Regional 83.1 5.4 6.6 75.9 1.4
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2. Cargo and Mail
Load
Factor (%)8 61.6 4.1 -1.3 56.0 2.4
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Domestic 44.2 -5.2 -5.0 39.2 -4.9
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International 68.6 8.1 0.4 64.5 6.6
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Regional 44.5 3.0 -1.6 39.5 2.4
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3. Overall Load Factor
(%)9 73.1 1.0 -0.6 70.9 1.6
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Domestic 73.5 -1.1 -2.9 71.7 -1.1
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International 72.7 2.7 1.3 70.4 4.2
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Regional 72.7 4.3 3.9 65.9 1.5
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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
This information is provided by RNS
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