ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF JULY 2016

RNS Number : 3733H

Air China Ld

17 August 2016

 

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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 JULY 2016

The  enclosed  announcement  (the  "SSE  Announcement")  was  published  by  Air  China  Limited ("Air  China")  on  the  Shanghai  Stock  Exchange  on  15  August  2016,  which  contains  combined operating  data  for  July  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, 15 August 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 JULY 2016

In July 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 7.7%, while passenger traffic, increased by 9.7%. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 2.3% and 4.0%, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 19.3% and 21.0%, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on regional routes decreased by 3.9%, while passenger traffic saw a growth of 4.0%, as compared to the same period last year. The overall passenger load factor was 82.9%, representing an increase of 1.5 percentage point compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor for domestic, international and regional grew by 1.4, 1.2 and 5.9 percentage points, respectively.

The Group launched a Hangzhou - Surat Thani route (three times a week) on 5 July 2016, a Yinchuan - Chongqing - Nha Trang route (seven times a week) on 15 July 2016, a Beijing - Hami - Shihezi route (three times a week) and a Beijing - Korla route (four times a week) on 21 July 2016.

In terms of cargo operations, in July 2016, both Revenue Freight Tonne Kilometres ("RFTK")) and freight tonnage carried recorded an increase on a year-on-year basis, but a slight decline as compared to last month. Cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers ("AFTK")) rose by 2.7% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic increased by 2.3% and volume of cargo and mail uplifted grew by 3.2% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 57.3% in July 2016, representing a year-on-year decrease of 0.2 percentage point.

In July 2016, the Group introduced one B787-9, one B737-800, one B737-700 and three A320, and retired one B777-200. As at the end of July 2016, the Group operated a fleet of 607 aircraft.

The following table sets forth key operating data for July 2016:

	July 2016	Change vs July 2015 (%)	Change vs June 2016 (%)	Cumulative July 2016	Cumulative change (%)
I.    Capacity
1.    ATKs (in millions)1	2879.1	5.9	8.0	19399.1	8.9
Domestic	1341.1	3.0	7.5	9260.7	4.7
International	1445.4	9.7	9.0	9441.5	14.4
Regional	92.6	-6.7	0.5	696.9	-2.6
2.    ASKs (in millions)2	20438.6	7.7	9.0	133825.6	9.8
Domestic	12055.9	2.3	7.8	80383.9	4.6
International	7612.3	19.3	11.9	47820.5	21.4
Regional	770.4	-3.9	1.4	5621.2	-0.5
3.    AFTKs (in millions)3	1036.2	2.7	6.2	7325.0	7.4
Domestic	258.2	6.0	6.2	2033.8	5.0
International	758.0	2.3	6.5	5122.7	9.1
Regional	20.0	-16.0	-3.5	168.5	-9.4
II.    Traffic
1.    RTKs (in millions)4	2075.9	7.4	6.2	13446.5	8.4
Domestic	1001.3	4.5	4.1	6745.2	5.2
International	1011.3	10.9	8.6	6252.2	12.3
Regional	63.4	1.3	2.3	449.1	5.0
2.    RPKs (in millions)5	16944.3	9.7	11.0	107453.1	10.1
Domestic	10010.8	4.0	7.4	66119.7	5.1
International	6334.7	21.0	17.8	37141.8	20.7
Regional	598.8	4.0	6.0	4191.6	6.5
3.    RFTKs (in millions)6	594.1	2.3	-0.3	3918.7	4.6
Domestic	127.4	8.1	-4.0	895.7	5.7
International	458.4	1.2	1.1	2960.4	4.5
Regional	8.3	-14.2	-14.6	62.6	-5.1
4.    Number of Passengers carried (in thousands)	8541.6	6.7	8.9	55398.3	7.2
Domestic	6860.8	2.6	7.5	45050.7	4.6
International	1293.4	36.8	17.6	7662.0	25.4
Regional	387.3	3.3	6.4	2685.6	6.8
5.    Total Cargo tonnes carried	142532.6	3.2	-2.8	977232.9	4.4
Domestic	81042.7	5.5	-4.8	573900.1	4.5
International	55608.6	1.7	1.2	360384.6	4.9
Regional	5881.2	-10.8	-10.2	42948.2	-2.0

	July 2016	Change vs July 2015 (%)	Change vs June 2016 (%)	Cumulative July 2016	Cumulative change (%)
III.    Load Factor
1.    Passenger Load Factor (%)7	82.9	1.5	1.5	80.3	0.2
Domestic	83.0	1.4	-0.3	82.3	0.4
International	83.2	1.2	4.2	77.7	-0.5
Regional	77.7	5.9	3.4	74.6	4.9
2.    Cargo Load Factor (%)8	57.3	-0.2	-3.8	53.5	-1.4
Domestic	49.3	1.0	-5.3	44.0	0.3
International	60.5	-0.6	-3.3	57.8	-2.5
Regional	41.5	0.9	-5.4	37.1	1.7
3.    Overall Load Factor (%)9	72.1	1.0	-1.2	69.3	-0.3
Domestic	74.7	1.1	-2.4	72.8	0.3
International	70.0	0.8	-0.3	66.2	-1.2
Regional	68.5	5.4	1.2	64.4	4.7

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

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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 2016

 

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