TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 5827Z
Air China Ld
18 December 2017
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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 2017
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement")
was published by Air China Limited (the "Air China")
on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 December 2017,
which contains combined operating data for November
2017 for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively,
the "Group").
This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement
is made by Air China pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule
13.10B of the Listing Rules and the Inside Information
Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under
Part XIVA of 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.
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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, 15 December 2017
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 NOVEMBER 2017
In November 2017, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") continued to maintain a growth in
combined passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger
kilometers (the "RPK")) as compared to the same period last year
and recorded a slight decrease 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 11.7% and 14.2% respectively. For domestic routes, passenger
capacity and passenger traffic increased by 10.3% and 12.0%
respectively, as compared to the same period last year. For
international routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic
increased by 14.8% and 18.0% respectively, as compared to the same
period last year. Passenger capacity and passenger traffic on
regional routes increased by 5.0% and 19.0% respectively, as
compared to the same period last year. The overall passenger load
factor was 81.4%, representing an increase of 1.8 percentage points
as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor
for domestic, international and regional routes increased by 1.2,
2.1 and 9.8 percentage points respectively.
The Company launched a Tianjin-Changchun route (seven times a
week) on 1 November 2017, a Tianjin-Korla-Yining route (three times
a week) and a Chongqing-Taipei Songshan route (once a week) on 2
November 2017, a Yinchuan-Nanchang route (seven times a week) on 6
November 2017 and a Tianjin-Bo'ao route (five times a week) on 9
November 2017.
In terms of cargo operations, in November 2017, cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK"))
continued to record an increase as compared to the same period last
year and recorded a slight decrease as compared to the same period
last month, while freight tonnage carried recorded an increase both
on a year-on-year basis and a month-on-month basis. Cargo capacity
(measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK"))
increased by 10.2% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic increased
by 8.0% and the volume of cargo and mail carried rose by 2.3% as
compared to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was
57.2% in November 2017, representing a slight year-on-year decrease
of 1.2 percentage points.
In November 2017, the Group introduced six aircraft in total,
including two B737-8MAXs, one A320NEO, one B787-9, one A319 and one
B737-800, and retired three aircraft, including one B737-800, one
B737-700 and one Falcon7X business jet. As at the end of November
2017, the Group operated a fleet of 646 aircraft, including 264
self-owned aircraft, 179 aircraft under finance lease and 203
aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for November
2017:
Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
on-Year on-Month Cumulative
November Change Change Cumulative Change
2017 (%) (%) 2017 (%)
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
I. Capacity
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
1. ATK (in million)(1) 3,099.2 11.1 -2.4 32,510.1 5.3
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 1,550.2 13.1 0.3 15,947.5 8.0
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
International 1,452.6 9.4 -5.2 15,525.1 3.1
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Regional 96.4 6.0 -1.9 1,037.5 -2.3
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
2. ASK (in million)(2) 21,009.7 11.7 -4.2 226,255.6 6.0
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 12,752.3 10.3 -2.1 135,338.7 5.9
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
International 7,496.8 14.8 -7.6 82,572.1 7.2
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Regional 760.6 5.0 -3.5 8,344.7 -2.7
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
3. AFTK (in million)(3) 1,203.6 10.2 0.4 12,102.2 4.1
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 402.9 21.6 7.6 3,777.0 15.5
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
International 775.9 5.1 -3.0 8,072.5 -0.4
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Regional 24.8 9.1 2.7 252.6 -0.8
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
II. Traffic
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
1. RTK (in million)(4) 2,220.4 12.1 -2.4 23,155.6 7.0
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 1,100.7 9.3 -0.7 11,452.7 5.2
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
International 1,049.9 14.8 -4.4 10,998.9 9.2
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Regional 69.8 18.9 2.8 704.0 2.5
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
2. RPK (in million)(5) 17,105.3 14.2 -3.6 183,733.7 6.5
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 10,648.6 12.0 -2.1 112,573.8 6.1
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
International 5,826.2 18.0 -6.6 64,657.8 7.9
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Regional 630.5 19.0 0.9 6,502.1 1.7
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
3. RFTK (in million)(6) 688.1 8.0 -1.0 6,870.1 8.4
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Domestic 148.5 -4.8 3.5 1,496.6 0.5
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
International 528.5 12.0 -2.4 5,269.9 10.9
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Regional 11.1 19.0 10.7 103.6 7.2
------------------------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
on-Year on-Month Cumulative
November Change Change Cumulative Change
2017 (%) (%) 2017 (%)
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
4. Number of
Passengers carried
(in thousand) 8,668.7 12.0 -3.5 93,032.0 4.9
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 7,157.5 11.1 -3.7 76,610.7 5.8
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 1,110.3 15.3 -4.0 12,280.3 0.9
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 400.9 20.1 0.9 4,141.0 1.3
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
5. Total Cargo
and Mail carried
(in tonnes) 168,819.0 2.3 2.1 1,677,409.3 4.9
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 94,515.0 -5.5 2.6 949,818.8 -0.3
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 66,411.1 14.2 0.2 653,280.2 12.7
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 7,892.9 16.1 14.1 74,310.3 9.9
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
III. Load Factor
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
1. Passenger
Load Factor (%)(7) 81.4 1.8 0.5 81.2 0.4
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 83.5 1.2 -0.1 83.2 0.2
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 77.7 2.1 0.8 78.3 0.5
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 82.9 9.8 3.6 77.9 3.4
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
2. Cargo and
Mail Load Factor
(%)(8) 57.2 -1.2 -0.8 56.8 2.2
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 36.9 -10.3 -1.5 39.6 -5.9
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 68.1 4.2 0.5 65.3 6.6
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 44.7 3.7 3.2 41.0 3.1
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
3. Overall Load
Factor (%)(9) 71.6 0.7 0.1 71.2 1.1
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Domestic 71.0 -2.5 -0.7 71.8 -1.9
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
International 72.3 3.4 0.6 70.8 4.0
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
Regional 72.4 7.9 3.3 67.9 3.1
--------------------- --------- -------- --------- ----------- -----------
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.
By Order of the Board
Zhou Feng
Board Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 15 December, 2017
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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