TIME EXTENSION FOR DESPATCH

Air China Ld
11 May 2006


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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: 753)


                       PURCHASE OF 15 BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT
                               MAJOR TRANSACTION
                    TIME EXTENSION FOR DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR

Reference is made to the Announcement of the Company published in the newspapers
on 20 April 2006 in connection with the Boeing Aircraft Purchase Agreement and
the Transaction contemplated therein, which constitutes a major transaction for
the Company under the Listing Rules. The Company has applied to the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange for an extension of the date for despatch of the Circular to the
shareholders of the Company. The Company expects that the Circular will be 
available for despatch as soon as practicable but no later than 31 May 2006.

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company published in the newspapers
on 20 April 2006 (the 'Announcement') in connection with the Boeing Aircraft
Purchase Agreement and the Transaction contemplated therein, which constitutes a
major transaction for the Company under the Listing Rules. Unless otherwise
defined herein or the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used
herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Announcement.

Pursuant to Rule 14.38 and Rule 14.40 of the Listing Rules, a circular that
contains the information required under the Listing Rules in connection with the
Transaction (the 'Circular') is required to be despatched to the shareholders of
the Company within 21 days after publication of the Announcement. As additional
time will be required to finalize the Circular, in particular, to collate and
prepare certain financial information including the indebtedness statement for 
inclusion in the Circular, the Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for 
waiver from strict compliance with the requirements under the Listing Rules in 
relation to the timing for the despatch of the Circular. The Company expects 
that the Circular will be available for despatch as soon as practicable but no 
later than 31 May 2006.



                                                           By order of the Board
                                                               Air China Limited
                                                        Zheng Baoan   Li Man Kit
                                                       Joint Company Secretaries


Beijing, 10 May 2006

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are Messrs Li
Jiaxiang, Kong Dong, Wang Shixiang, Yao Weiting, Ma Xulun, Cai Jianjiang, Fan
Cheng, Hu Hung Lick, Henry*, Wu Zhipan* and Zhang Ke*.

*  Independent non-executive Director of the Company




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