TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 8322Q
Air China Ld
15 September 2017
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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 AUGUST 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
Zhou Feng Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 14 September 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 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 2017
In August 2017, Air China Limited (the "Company") and its
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group") continued to record an
increase in combined passenger traffic (measured by revenue
passenger kilometres (the "RPK")) as compared to the same period
last year and the same period last month. Passenger capacity
(measured by available seat kilometres (the "ASK")) and passenger
traffic recorded a year- on-year increase of 4.5% and 2.4%
respectively. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger
traffic increased by 6.0% and 4.5%, respectively, as compared to
the same period last year. For international routes, passenger
capacity increased by 2.3%, and passenger traffic dropped by 1.5%
as compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on
regional routes increased by 1.3%, and passenger traffic recorded
an increase of 10.2%, as compared to the same period last year. The
overall passenger load factor was 82.9%, representing a decline of
1.7 percentage points as compared to the same period last year. The
passenger load factor for domestic and international routes dropped
by 1.2 and 3.2 percentage points respectively while the passenger
load factor for regional routes saw an increase of 6.9 percentage
points.
In terms of cargo operations, in August 2017, cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometres (the "RFTK"))
and freight tonnage carried maintained growth on a year-on-year
basis. On a month-on-month basis, cargo and mail traffic recorded a
slight decrease. Cargo capacity (measured by available freight
tonne kilometres (the "AFTK")) increased by 0.5% year-on-year.
Cargo and mail traffic increased by 7.8% and the volume of cargo
and mail carried rose by 4.6% as compared to the same period last
year. The cargo load factor was 58.7% in August 2017, representing
a year-on-year growth of 4.0 percentage points.
In August 2017, the Group introduced six aircraft in total,
including one B787-9, one B777-300ER, two B737-800s, one A321, one
A330 and retired five aircraft including four B737-800s and one
A321. As at the end of August 2017, the Group operated a fleet of
637 aircraft, including 250 self-owned aircraft, 182 aircraft under
finance lease and 205 aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for August
2017:
Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
August on-Year on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2017 Change Change 2017 Change
(%) (%) (%)
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I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in million)1 3,052.7 3.0 2.6 23,170.4 3.6
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Domestic 1,463.4 7.2 5.0 11,365.0 6.9
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International 1,493.8 -0.8 0.5 11,054.8 1.0
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Regional 95.5 2.6 -0.1 750.6 -5.0
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2. ASK (in million)2 21,767.1 4.5 2.2 162,047.0 4.7
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Domestic 12,858.6 6.0 4.2 96,919.0 4.7
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International 8,132.1 2.3 -0.3 59,075.1 5.8
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Regional 776.4 1.3 -1.1 6,052.9 -5.2
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3. AFTK (in million)3 1,090.5 0.5 3.2 8,555.0 1.8
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Domestic 308.0 11.4 8.1 2,650.9 14.8
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International 760.0 -3.5 1.4 5,722.8 -3.1
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Regional 22.5 7.6 3.3 181.3 -4.2
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in million)4 2,211.6 3.7 1.7 16,477.5 5.8
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Domestic 1,068.4 3.6 4.2 8,170.5 5.0
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International 1,072.3 3.4 -0.7 7,804.4 7.0
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Regional 70.9 11.5 2.4 502.6 -2.0
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2. RPK (in million)5 18,050.1 2.4 3.5 131,902.7 5.4
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Domestic 10,800.0 4.5 4.8 80,756.1 5.6
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International 6,584.2 -1.5 1.6 46,478.0 6.0
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Regional 665.8 10.2 2.7 4,668.5 -2.6
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3. RFTK (in million)6 640.6 7.8 -1.5 4,821.7 6.8
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Domestic 132.6 -0.7 5.2 1,050.5 2.0
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International 498.2 10.1 -3.2 3,698.6 8.3
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Regional 9.8 22.1 2.4 72.6 2.9
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Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
August on-Year on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2017 Change Change 2017 Change
(%) (%) (%)
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4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in thousand) 9,042.8 2.2 4.7 66,882.2 4.1
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Domestic 7,373.0 3.7 4.9 55,009.5 5.4
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International 1,239.6 -7.8 4.1 8,896.2 -1.2
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Regional 430.2 10.2 3.5 2,976.5 -3.2
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5. Total Cargo and
Mail
carried (in tonnes) 151,596.4 4.6 1.0 1,175,449.0 4.7
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Domestic 83,679.6 -1.3 5.1 665,447.9 1.0
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International 60,840.5 11.9 -4.3 457,701.5 10.3
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Regional 7,076.3 20.8 2.1 52,299.6 7.2
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%)7 82.9 -1.7 1.0 81.4 0.6
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Domestic 84.0 -1.2 0.5 83.3 0.7
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International 81.0 -3.2 1.6 78.7 0.2
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Regional 85.8 6.9 3.1 77.1 2.1
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2. Cargo and Mail Load
Factor (%)8 58.7 4.0 -2.8 56.4 2.6
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Domestic 43.1 -5.3 -1.2 39.6 -4.9
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International 65.6 8.1 -3.1 64.6 6.8
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Regional 43.8 5.2 -0.4 40.0 2.8
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3. Overall Load Factor
(%)9 72.4 0.5 -0.6 71.1 1.4
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Domestic 73.0 -2.5 -0.5 71.9 -1.3
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International 71.8 2.9 -0.9 70.6 4.0
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Regional 74.3 5.9 1.8 67.0 2.1
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Notes:
1. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available
for transportation multiplied by the kilometres flown
2. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale
multiplied by the kilometres flown
3. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity
available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the
kilometres flown
4. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in
tonnes multiplied by the kilometres flown
5. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried
multiplied by the kilometres flown
6. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes
multiplied by the kilometres flown
7. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger
kilometres expressed as a percentage of available seat
kilometres
8. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne
kilometres expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne
kilometres
9. "Overall Load Factor" refers to RTKs expressed as a
percentage of available tonne kilometres
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 result from inappropriate reliance
upon or utilization of the information given above.
By Order of the Board
Zhou Feng
Board Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 14 September 2017
This information is provided by RNS
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