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RNS Number : 2341N
Air China Ld
16 January 2019
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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 DECEMBER 2018
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock
Exchange on 15 January 2019, which contains combined operating data
for December 2018 for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively,
the "Group").
This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air
China pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of
Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
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 hereby reminded of the risks which may results
from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information
given above.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited
Zhou Feng Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 15 January 2019
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Xue Yasong,
Mr. John Robert Slosar, 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 DECEMBER 2018
In December 2018, 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 as well as
compared to the same period last month. Passenger capacity
(measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) and passenger
traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 8.0% and 5.8%
respectively. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger
traffic increased by 8.4% and 5.0% respectively, as compared to the
same period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity
and passenger traffic increased by 7.2% and 6.6% respectively, as
compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on
regional routes increased by 10.9%, and passenger traffic recorded
an increase of 9.7%, as compared to the same period last year. The
overall passenger load factor was 78.6%, representing a decrease of
1.7 percentage points as compared to the same period last year. The
passenger load factor for domestic routes, international routes and
regional routes decreased by 2.6, 0.4 and 0.9 percentage points
year-on-year respectively.
In terms of cargo operations, in December 2018, cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK"))
maintained growth as compared to the same period last year and
leveled off as compared to the same period last month. Freight
tonnage carried recorded an increase on both a year-on-year basis
and on a month-on-month basis. Cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 3.6%
year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic increased by 2.8%, and the
volume of cargo and mail carried increased by 1.1% as compared to
the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 56.0%,
representing a year-on-year decrease of 0.4 percentage points.
In December 2018, the Group introduced nine aircraft, including
five B737MAX, one A350, and three A320NEO series aircraft, and
retired two B777-200, one B737-700, one B737-800, and one A319
aircraft. As at the end of December 2018, the Group operated a
fleet of 684 aircraft, including 287 self-owned aircraft, 193
aircraft under finance lease and 204 aircraft under operating
lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for December
2018:
Year-on-
Year-on- Month- Year
Year on-Month Cumulative
December Change Change Cumulative Change
2018 (%) (%) 2018 (%)
I. Capacity
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
1. ATK (in million)(1) 3,360.4 6.3 2.6 38,948.4 9.2
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 1,623.3 6.4 2.3 18,772.9 7.4
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 1,628.7 6.1 2.9 18,946.9 11.1
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 108.4 7.8 4.1 1,228.6 7.8
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
2. ASK (in million)(2) 23,351.0 8.0 3.5 273,855.0 10.5
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 13,704.8 8.4 2.6 160,322.6 8.4
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 8,762.9 7.2 4.8 103,500.8 14.1
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 883.3 10.9 4.2 10,031.6 9.6
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
3. AFTK (in million)(3) 1,254.2 3.6 1.1 14,237.4 7.0
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 390.2 0.8 1.2 4,343.0 4.4
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 839.0 5.2 1.0 9,611.1 8.3
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 25.0 -2.6 3.8 283.3 1.8
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
II. Traffic
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
1. RTK (in million)(4) 2,337.8 4.8 1.2 27,536.3 8.5
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 1,113.0 4.2 -0.1 13,355.4 6.7
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 1,148.0 5.3 2.1 13,319.6 10.2
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 76.7 6.8 5.0 861.3 10.9
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
2. RPK (in million)(5) 18,354.7 5.8 2.2 220,727.6 9.8
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 10,814.5 5.0 -0.3 132,260.9 7.6
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 6,821.8 6.6 6.0 80,402.8 13.2
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 718.5 9.7 5.9 8,063.9 12.6
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
3. RFTK (in million)(6) 701.8 2.8 -0.2 7,987.0 5.8
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 149.9 -0.0 3.8 1,666.8 1.2
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 542.2 3.9 -1.2 6,207.3 7.2
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 9.7 -10.6 0.5 112.9 -1.3
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
4. Number of Passengers
carried
(in thousand) 9,040.4 5.8 0.3 109,728.5 8.0
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 7,257.6 5.0 -1.0 89,258.6 6.9
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 1,331.9 10.0 5.7 15,365.6 13.9
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 450.8 7.2 6.5 5,104.3 11.8
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
5. Total Cargo and Mail
carried
(in tonnes) 170,332.5 1.1 1.2 1,908,457.3 3.4
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 94,850.4 -0.0 3.3 1,051,776.8 0.7
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 68,720.7 4.5 -1.4 776,916.0 8.1
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 6,761.5 -13.0 0.4 79,764.5 -2.8
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
III. Load Factor
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
1. Passenger Load Factor
(%)(7) 78.6 -1.7 -1.0 80.6 -0.5
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 78.9 -2.6 -2.3 82.5 -0.6
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 77.8 -0.4 0.9 77.7 -0.6
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 81.3 -0.9 1.4 80.4 2.1
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
2. Cargo and Mail Load
Factor (%)(8) 56.0 -0.4 -0.7 56.1 -0.7
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 38.4 -0.3 1.0 38.4 -1.2
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 64.6 -0.8 -1.5 64.6 -0.7
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 38.9 -3.5 -1.3 39.9 -1.3
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
3. Overall Load Factor
(%)(9) 69.6 -1.0 -1.0 70.7 -0.5
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 68.6 -1.5 -1.6 71.1 -0.5
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 70.5 -0.5 -0.5 70.3 -0.6
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 70.8 -0.6 0.6 70.1 2.0
--------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
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.
Board of Directors of Air China Limited
Beijing, the PRC, 15 January 2019
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