TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 6378H
Air China Ld
14 March 2018
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of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of
this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or
completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for
any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or
any part of the contents of this announcement.
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 FEBRUARY 2018
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, 13 March 2018
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, 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 FEBRUARY 2018
In February 2018, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") maintained growth in combined passenger
traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")) as
compared to the same period last year but recorded a decline 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 11.8% and 10.7%
respectively. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger
traffic increased by 10.2% and 9.3%, respectively, as compared to
the same period last year. For international routes, passenger
capacity and passenger traffic increased by 14.3% and 12.4%,
respectively, as compared to the same period last year. Passenger
capacity on regional routes increased by 13.9%, and passenger
traffic recorded an increase of 18.7%, as compared to the same
period last year. The overall passenger load factor was 82.6%,
representing an decrease of 0.8 percentage points as compared to
the same period last year. The passenger load factor for domestic
and international routes decreased by 0.7 and 1.3 percentage points
respectively. While the passenger load factor for regional routes
increased by 3.3 percentage points.
In terms of cargo operations, in February 2018, cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK"))
maintained growth as compared to the same period last year but
recorded a decrease as compared to the same period last month.
Freight tonnage carried recorded decrease on both a year-on-year
basis and a month-on-month basis. Cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 10.8%
year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic increased by 5.2% and the
volume of cargo and mail carried decreased by 1.0% as compared to
the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 44.5% in
February 2018, representing a year-on- year decrease of 2.3
percentage points.
In February 2018, the Group introduced one A320NEO and one
B787-9 aircraft, and retired one B777-200 and two 737-700 aircraft.
As at the end of February 2018, the Group operated a fleet of 654
aircraft, including 276 self-owned aircraft, 176 aircraft under
finance lease and 202 aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for February
2018:
Year-on-
Year-on- Month- Year
Year on- Cumulative
Change Month Change
February (%) Change Cumulative (%)
2018 (%) 2018
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I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in million)1 2,980.8 11.4 -6.7 6,177.5 9.4
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Domestic 1,540.5 11.0 -0.9 3,095.7 7.9
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International 1,337.7 11.7 -13.4 2,881.8 11.3
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Regional 102.6 13.8 5.2 200.1 5.1
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2. ASK (in million)2 20,901.3 11.8 -5.5 43,025.0 9.6
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Domestic 12,660.0 10.2 -2.8 25,684.0 7.7
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International 7,419.4 14.3 -10.8 15,736.9 13.4
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Regional 821.9 13.9 5.1 1,604.2 5.7
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3. AFTK (in million)3 1,095.1 10.8 -8.8 2,295.7 8.9
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Domestic 401.5 13.3 4.7 784.9 8.3
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International 668.2 9.2 -15.8 1,461.6 9.4
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Regional 25.4 14.6 7.1 49.1 3.3
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in million)4 1,984.5 8.1 -10.1 4,192.9 8.4
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Domestic 1,023.3 5.8 -5.0 2,100.8 5.2
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International 894.2 10.3 -16.0 1,958.5 12.0
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Regional 67.0 15.4 0.5 133.6 9.5
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2. RPK (in million)5 17,268.5 10.7 -1.1 34,736.7 7.2
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Domestic 10,721.3 9.3 2.5 21,177.8 5.9
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International 5,888.6 12.4 -7.9 12,283.5 9.2
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Regional 658.6 18.7 6.8 1,275.4 9.8
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3. RFTK (in million)6 487.0 5.2 -26.5 1,149.7 12.8
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Domestic 99.6 -6.7 -35.4 253.6 3.4
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International 380.9 9.1 -23.7 879.9 16.0
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Regional 6.6 -6.6 -30.7 16.2 5.4
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Year-on-
Year-on- Month- Year
Year on- Cumulative
Change Month Change
February (%) Change Cumulative (%)
2018 (%) 2018
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4. Number of Passengers
carried (in thousand) 8,768.9 9.8 2.1 17,359.3 5.9
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Domestic 7,158.6 9.2 2.5 14,139.4 5.5
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International 1,180.4 9.5 -3.1 2,399.3 5.7
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Regional 429.9 22.6 10.0 820.6 12.1
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5. Total Cargo and Mail
carried (in tonnes) 114,859.8 -1.0 -30.4 279,991.0 7.1
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Domestic 62,830.6 -7.1 -34.5 158,745.7 1.3
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International 47,390.7 9.4 -23.9 109,666.3 17.1
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Regional 4,638.6 -8.0 -33.2 11,579.0 4.4
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%)7 82.6 -0.8 3.7 80.7 -1.8
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Domestic 84.7 -0.7 4.4 82.5 -1.4
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International 79.4 -1.3 2.5 78.1 -3.0
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Regional 80.1 3.3 1.3 79.5 3.0
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2. Cargo and Mail Load
Factor (%)8 44.5 -2.3 -10.7 50.1 1.7
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Domestic 24.8 -5.3 -15.4 32.3 -1.5
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International 57.0 -0.1 -5.9 60.2 3.4
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Regional 25.8 -5.8 -14.1 33.0 0.7
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3. Overall Load Factor
(%)9 66.6 -2.1 -2.5 67.9 -0.6
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Domestic 66.4 -3.3 -2.9 67.9 -1.7
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International 66.8 -0.9 -2.1 68.0 0.4
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Regional 65.3 0.9 -3.1 66.8 2.7
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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, 13 March, 2018
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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