UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of July 2017

 

Commission File Number: 001-14550

 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited

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(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

Board Secretariat’s Office

Kong Gang San Lu, Number 88

Shanghai, China 200335

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(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
      (Registrant)
         
Date

July 12, 2017

   By /s/ Wang Jian
        Name: Wang Jian
        Title: Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Company's views as of the date of this announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's views to change, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, unless required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange 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.

 

 

 

INSIDE INFORMATION

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT ON OPERATING DATA FOR JUNE 2017

 

This overseas regulatory announcement is made 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 (“Listing Rules”) and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
 
The Company and all members of the board of directors confirm that the information contained in this announcement is true, accurate and complete, and no misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions are contained herein.

 

I.OPERATING DATA

 

   Estimated
amount for
June
2017		    Actual
amount
completed in
June
2016		    Year-on-year
increase		    Total
estimated
amount for
January to
June 2017		    Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
June 2016		    Year-on-year
increase		  
                   
Passenger Transportation Data                              
ASK (available seat                              
– kilometres)(millions)   17,620.02    16,105.53    9.4%   108,403.95    98,936.46    9.6%
– Domestic routes   10,817.86    9,861.29    9.7%   67,552.82    62,155.29    8.7%
– International routes   6,329.47    5,784.09    9.4%   37,944.63    33,934.58    11.8%
– Regional routes   472.70    460.16    2.7%   2,906.49    2,846.58    2.1%
                               
RPK (revenue passenger                  
– kilometres)(millions)   14,346.82    13,241.63    8.3%   88,147.44    80,013.45    10.2%
– Domestic routes   9,130.47    8,128.08    12.3%   56,164.23    50,639.91    10.9%
– International routes   4,834.22    4,754.86    1.7%   29,688.00    27,179.13    9.2%
– Regional routes   382.14    358.69    6.5%   2,295.21    2,194.41    4.6%

 

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   Estimated
amount for
June
2017		    Actual
amount
completed in
June
2016		    Year-on-year
increase		    Total
estimated
amount for
January to
June 2017		    Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
June 2016		    Year-on-year
increase		  
                   
Number of passengers                  
carried (thousands)   8,661.85    7,917.35    9.4%   53,320.69    48,848.07    9.2%
– Domestic routes   7,285.74    6,476.60    12.5%   44,473.44    40,191.63    10.7%
– International routes   1,096.11    1,176.41    –6.8%   7,148.13    7,028.39    1.7%
– Regional routes   279.99    264.34    5.9%   1,699.13    1,628.05    4.4%
                               
Passenger load factor (%)   81.42    82.22    –0.79pts   81.31    80.87    0.44pts
– Domestic routes   84.40    82.42    1.98pts   83.14    81.47    1.67pts
– International routes   76.38    82.21    –5.83pts   78.24    80.09    –1.85pts
– Regional routes   80.84    77.95    2.89pts   78.97    77.09    1.88pts
                               
Freight Transportation Data
AFTK (available freight tonne		                  
– kilometres)(millions)   516.74    464.23    11.3%   3,579.53    3,346.62    7.0%
– Domestic routes   159.52    134.30    18.8%   1,147.53    1,094.92    4.8%
– International routes   344.72    321.23    7.3%   2,332.12    2,169.50    7.5%
– Regional routes   12.50    8.70    43.6%   99.88    82.20    21.5%
                               
RFTK (revenue freight tonne                  
– kilometres)(millions)   192.75    181.73    6.1%   1,366.40    1,265.36    8.0%
– Domestic routes   68.54    66.42    3.2%   427.55    434.98    –1.7%
– International routes   121.15    113.12    7.1%   914.52    808.10    13.2%
– Regional routes   3.06    2.18    40.2%   24.34    22.27    9.3%
                               
Weight of freight carried                  
(million kg)   68.12    65.84    3.5%   462.17    455.98    1.4%
– Domestic routes   49.09    47.53    3.3%   308.99    314.79    –1.8%
– International routes   16.43    16.41    0.1%   132.83    122.44    8.5%
– Regional routes   2.61    1.89    37.7%   20.35    18.75    8.5%
                               
Freight load factor (%)   37.30    39.15    –1.84pts   38.17    37.81    0.36pts
– Domestic routes   42.96    49.46    –6.49pts   37.26    39.73    –2.47pts
– International routes   35.15    35.22    –0.07pts   39.21    37.25    1.97pts
– Regional routes   24.48    25.08    –0.60pts   24.36    27.09    –2.72pts

 

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   Estimated
amount for
June
2017		    Actual
amount
completed in
June
2016		    Year-on-year
increase		    Total
estimated
amount for
January to
June 2017		    Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
June 2016		    Year-on-year
increase		  
                   
Consolidated Data                  
ATK (available tonne                  
– kilometres)(millions)   2,102.55    1,913.73    9.9%   13,335.88    12,250.90    8.9%
– Domestic routes   1,133.13    1,021.82    10.9%   7,227.28    6,688.89    8.0%
– International routes   914.37    841.79    8.6%   5,747.14    5,223.61    10.0%
– Regional routes   55.04    50.12    9.8%   361.46    338.40    6.8%
                               
RTK (revenue tonne                  
– kilometres)(millions)   1,464.51    1,356.65    8.0%   9,177.72    8,361.82    9.8%
– Domestic routes   879.14    789.13    11.4%   5,410.81    4,935.32    9.6%
– International routes   548.47    533.56    2.8%   3,539.85    3,210.34    10.3%
– Regional routes   36.89    33.95    8.7%   227.06    216.16    5.0%
                               

Overall load factor (%)

   69.65    70.89    –1.24pts   68.82    68.25    0.57pts
– Domestic routes   77.59    77.23    0.36pts   74.87    73.78    1.08pts
– International routes   59.98    63.38    –3.40pts   61.59    61.46    0.14pts
– Regional routes   67.03    67.75    –0.72pts   62.82    63.88    –1.06pts

 

Notes:

 

1.As China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the “Company”) completed the disposal of the entire equity interest in Eastern Air Logistics Co., Ltd.* (東方航空物流有限公司) (“Eastern Logistics”) to Eastern Airlines Industry Investment Company Limited* (東方航空產業投資有限公 司) (“Eastern Investment”, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Eastern Air Holding Company* (中國東方航空集團公司), the controlling shareholder of the Company) in early February 2017, the freight data and consolidated monthly data of the Company since February 2017 and subsequent months shall not include the freight data of all freighters, but only freight data of bellyhold space in passenger aircraft. The data for the corresponding period of last year shall no longer include the freight data of all freighters and shall be adjusted to comparable basis.

 

2.Please refer to the latest annual report or interim report of the Company for the definitions of the indicators.

 

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II.FLEET STRUCTURE

 

In June 2017, the Company introduced seven aircraft (one B777-300ER aircraft, two A330-300 aircraft, three A320 aircraft and one B737-800 aircraft), and retired three aircraft (two B737-700 aircraft and one B737-800 aircraft).

 

As the Company completed the disposal of the entire equity interest in Eastern Logistics to Eastern Investment in early February 2017, the fleet data of the Company shall no longer include the freight data operated by China Cargo Airlines Co., Limited* (中國貨運航空有限公司), a controlled subsidiary of Eastern Logistics. As at the end of June 2017, details of the fleet structure of aircraft of the Company are as follows:

 

 

                     (Units)  
No.  Model  Self-owned    Under
finance
lease		    Under
operating
lease		    Sub-total  
                
Wide-body passenger aircraft   28    41    10    79 
1  B777-300ER   9    10    —    19 
2  B767   6    —    —    6 
3  A330-200   12    18    3    33 
4  A330-300   1    13    7    21 
                        
Narrow-body passenger aircraft   194    193    117    504 
5  B737-700   37    18    2    57 
6  B737-800   38    60    72    170 
7  A319   10    23    3    36 
8  A320   75    56    40    171 
9  A321   34    36    —    70 
                        
   Total   222    234    127    583 

 

III.BRIEF EXPLANATION ON OPERATING DATA

 

In relation to passenger traffic, passenger capacity (measured by available seat- kilometres) of the Company in June 2017 increased by 9.4% year-on-year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger-kilometres) increased by 8.3% year-on-year, and passenger load factor decreased by 0.79 percentage points to 81.42% year-on-year. In terms of the allocation of passenger capacity in different markets, in June 2017, based on the market predictions, the Company accordingly increased the passenger capacity of domestic routes and decreased the passenger capacity in certain markets, including Southeast Asia and Korea.

 

Freight transportation capacity (measured by available freight tonne-kilometres) of the Company in June 2017 increased by 11.3% year-on-year. Freight traffic volume (measured by revenue freight tonne-kilometres) increased by 6.1% year-on-year, while freight load factor decreased by 1.84 percentage points to 37.3% year-on-year.

 

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In June 2017, the Company launched new routes such as Ningbo-Yantai-Yanji, Kunming-Urumqi, Zhengzhou-Turpan, Hefei-Manzhouli, Hangzhou-Tangshan and Foshan-Shangrao-Beijing Nanyuan.

 

IV.RISK ALERT

 

The board of directors of the Company hereby reminds investors that the operating data set forth above was compiled in accordance with the Company’s internal information which has not been audited and may be subject to adjustment. The operating data set forth above may differ from the data disclosed in any regular report for the relevant period. The Company reserves its rights to adjust the operating data based on audit findings and the actual situation. The monthly operating data disclosed by the Company only serves as preliminary and periodical data for investors’ reference. Investors are hereby reminded of the investment risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information above.

 

The data set forth above is published on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn), the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (www.hkex.com.hk) and the column “Investor Relations” on the website of the Company (www.ceair.com).

 

  By order of the Board
  CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
  Wang Jian
  Company Secretary
  Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China
  12 July 2017

 

* for identification purpose only

 

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company include Liu Shaoyong (Chairman), Ma Xulun (Vice Chairman, President), Li Yangmin (Director, Vice President), Xu Zhao (Director), Gu Jiadan (Director), Tang Bing (Director, Vice President), Tian Liuwen (Director, Vice President), Li Ruoshan (Independent non-executive Director), Ma Weihua (Independent non-executive Director), Shao Ruiqing (Independent non-executive Director) and Cai Hongping (Independent non-executive Director).

 

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