TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 8011R
Air China Ld
14 December 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 NOVEMBER 2016
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited ("Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
on 13 December 2016, which contains combined operating data for
November 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, 13 December 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 NOVEMBER 2016
In November 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, but a slight
decline as compared to last month. Compared to the same period last
year, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers
("ASK")) increased by 6.0%, and passenger traffic increased by
8.2%. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic
increased by 10.5% and 11.4%, respectively, as compared to the same
period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and
passenger traffic increased 0.6% and 4.4%, respectively, as
compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on
regional routes decreased by 10.2%, and passenger traffic saw a
decline of 8.4%, as compared to the same period last year. The
overall passenger load factor was 79.7%, an increase of 1.6
percentage points compared to the same period last year. The
passenger load factor for domestic, international and regional grew
by 0.7
percentage point, 2.7 percentage points and 1.4 percentage points, respectively.
The Company launched a Tianjin-Urumqi-Gulja route (four times a
week) on 1 November 2016, a Chongqing-Huai'an-Changchun route
(three times a week) on 2 November 2016, and a Chengdu-Sydney route
(three
times a week) on 11 November 2016.
In terms of cargo operations, in November 2016, both cargo and
mail traffic (measured by Revenue Freight Tonne Kilometres
("RFTK")) and freight tonnage carried displayed growth on a
year-on-year basis and a monthly basis. Cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers ("AFTK")) rose by 8.5%
year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic increased by 11.8% and volume
of cargo and mail grew by 10.9% as compared to the same period last
year. The cargo load factor was 58.3%, representing a year-on-year
increase of 1.7 percentage points.
In November 2016, the Group added eight aircraft in total,
including two B777-300ER, three B737-800, one A330 and two A320,
and retired one B737-800 and one business jet. As at the end of
November 2016, the Group operated
a fleet of 622 aircraft.
The following table sets forth key operating data for November 2016:
Change Change Cumulative
November vs November vs October November Cumulative
2016 2015 (%) 2016 (%) 2016 change
(%)
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I. Capacity
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1. ATKs (in millions)1 2789.0 6.9 -4.2 30881.7 7.8
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Domestic 1370.3 12.4 -3.5 14761.7 5.7
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International 1327.7 3.1 -5.1 15058.4 11.2
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Regional 91.0 -10.6 -2.0 1061.7 -6.1
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2. ASKs (in millions)2 18795.6 6.0 -6.8 213304.1 8.7
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Domestic 11554.3 10.5 -4.7 127816.4 5.1
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International 6516.8 0.6 -10.7 76908.0 17.1
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Regional 724.5 -10.2 -3.7 8579.8 -4.1
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3. AFTKs (in millions)3 1093.1 8.5 0.1 11639.2 6.4
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Domestic 331.2 19.3 0.3 3271.3 8.0
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International 739.2 5.1 -0.1 8113.3 6.5
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Regional 22.7 -13.0 2.6 254.7 -12.8
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II. Traffic
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1. RTKs (in millions)4 1979.7 9.3 -4.5 21639.8 8.5
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Domestic 1006.7 11.5 -5.9 10883.4 6.3
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International 914.4 8.0 -3.2 10069.2 11.5
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Regional 58.6 -7.2 -1.3 687.2 0.1
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2. RPKs (in millions)5 14976.5 8.2 -8.8 172448.0 9.5
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Domestic 9509.9 11.4 -8.2 106121.0 6.1
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International 4936.7 4.4 -10.6 59933.4 17.2
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Regional 529.9 -8.4 -3.1 6393.6 0.9
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3. RFTKs (in millions)6 637.2 11.8 4.6 6339.3 6.2
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Domestic 156.0 12.6 5.0 1489.5 7.8
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International 471.8 11.8 4.5 4753.1 6.0
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Regional 9.3 -2.7 6.2 96.7 -6.3
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4. Number of Passengers
carried (in thousands) 7736.7 8.7 -9.2 88684.7 7.3
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Domestic 6440.0 10.9 -9.2 72421.7 5.6
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International 962.8 2.0 -11.2 12173.6 21.2
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Regional 333.9 -8.3 -4.1 4089.3 1.2
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Change Change Cumulative
November vs November vs October November Cumulative
2016 2015 (%) 2016 (%) 2016 change
(%)
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5. Total Cargo
tonnes carried 164946.0 10.9 5.9 1599456.6 5.8
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Domestic 100040.8 10.8 6.1 952089.1 6.4
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International 58104.1 12.0 5.2 579734.7 5.7
======================= ======================= ================ ================ ============ =============
Regional 6801.2 3.7 7.4 67632.7 -2.0
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor (%)7 79.7 1.6 -1.7 80.8 0.6
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Domestic 82.3 0.7 -3.1 83.0 0.8
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International 75.8 2.7 0.1 77.9 0.1
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Regional 73.1 1.4 0.4 74.5 3.7
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2. Cargo Load Factor
(%)8 58.3 1.7 2.5 54.5 -0.1
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Domestic 47.1 -2.8 2.1 45.5 -0.1
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International 63.8 3.8 2.8 58.6 -0.3
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Regional 40.9 4.3 1.4 38.0 2.6
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3. Overall Load
Factor (%)9 71.0 1.5 -0.3 70.1 0.4
======================= ======================= ================ ================ ============ =============
Domestic 73.5 -0.6 -1.9 73.7 0.5
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International 68.9 3.2 1.3 66.9 0.2
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Regional 64.4 2.4 0.5 64.7 4.0
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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
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, 13 December 2016
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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