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 August 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

August 15, 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 JULY 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
July
2017

   Actual
amount
completed in
July
2016		   Year-on-year
increase		   Total
estimated
amount for
January to
July 2017		   Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
July 2016		   Year-on-year
increase		 
                         
Passenger Transportation Data                        
ASK (available seat
– kilometres) (millions)		   20,166.70    18,418.90    9.5%   128,570.65    117,355.36    9.6%
– Domestic routes   12,508.51    11,423.93    9.5%   80,061.33    73,579.22    8.8%
– International routes   7,142.53    6,510.22    9.7%   45,087.16    40,444.80    11.5%
– Regional routes   515.66    484.75    6.4%   3,422.16    3,331.33    2.7%
                               
RPK (revenue passenger                        
– kilometres) (millions)   16,379.97    15,224.23    7.6%   104,527.42    95,237.68    9.8%
– Domestic routes   10,356.33    9,445.97    9.6%   66,520.56    60,085.88    10.7%
– International routes   5,596.93    5,390.05    3.8%   35,284.93    32,569.19    8.3%
– Regional routes   426.71    388.21    9.9%   2,721.92    2,582.61    5.4%
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Estimated

amount for
July
2017

   Actual
amount
completed in
July
2016		   Year-on-year
increase		   Total
estimated
amount for
January to
July 2017		   Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
July 2016		   Year-on-year
increase		 
                         
Number of passengers                        
carried (thousands)   9,772.65    9,090.14    7.5%   63,093.34    57,938.21    8.9%
– Domestic routes   8,153.42    7,455.25    9.4%   52,626.85    47,646.88    10.5%
– International routes   1,304.88    1,349.34    –3.3%   8,453.01    8,377.74    0.9%
– Regional routes   314.35    285.54    10.1%   2,013.48    1,913.59    5.2%
                               
Passenger load factor (%)   81.22    82.66    –1.43pts   81.30    81.15    0.15pts
– Domestic routes   82.79    82.69    0.11pts   83.09    81.66    1.43pts
– International routes   78.36    82.79    –4.43pts   78.26    80.53    –2.27pts
– Regional routes   82.75    80.08    2.67pts   79.54    77.52    2.01pts
                               
Freight Transportation Data                        
AFTK (available freight tonne                        
– kilometres) (millions)   573.66    514.41    11.5%   4,153.19    3,861.04    7.6%
– Domestic routes   178.09    156.19    14.0%   1,325.62    1,251.11    6.0%
– International routes   382.01    349.14    9.4%   2,714.13    2,518.65    7.8%
– Regional routes   13.56    9.08    49.4%   113.44    91.28    24.3%
                               
RFTK (revenue freight tonne                        
– kilometres) (millions)   192.36    187.20    2.8%   1,558.77    1,452.55    7.3%
– Domestic routes   65.58    66.60    –1.5%   493.13    501.58    –1.7%
– International routes   123.80    118.39    4.6%   1,038.31    926.50    12.1%
– Regional routes   2.99    2.21    35.3%   27.32    24.47    11.6%
                               
Weight of freight carried
(million kg)		   66.53    65.81    1.1%   528.71    521.79    1.3%
– Domestic routes   46.69    47.26    –1.2%   355.68    362.04    –1.8%
– International routes   17.32    16.67    3.9%   150.15    139.12    7.9%
– Regional routes   2.53    1.88    34.6%   22.88    20.63    10.9%
                               
Freight load factor (%)   33.53    36.39    –2.86pts   37.53     37.62    –0.09pts
– Domestic routes   36.82    42.64    –5.82pts   37.20    40.09    –2.89pts
– International routes   32.41    33.91    –1.50pts   38.26    36.79    1.47pts
– Regional routes   22.03    24.32    –2.29pts   24.09    26.81    –2.73pts

 

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Estimated

amount for
July
2017

   Actual
amount
completed in
July
2016		   Year-on-year
increase		   Total
estimated
amount for
January to
July 2017		   Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
July 2016		   Year-on-year
increase		 
                         
Consolidated Data                        
ATK (available tonne                        
– kilometres) (millions)   2,388.67    2,172.11    10.0%   15,724.55    14,423.02    9.0%
– Domestic routes   1,303.86    1,184.34    10.1%   8,531.14    7,873.24    8.4%
– International routes   1,024.84    935.06    9.6%   6,771.98    6,158.68    10.0%
– Regional routes   59.97    52.71    13.8%   421.44    391.10    7.8%
                               
RTK (revenue tonne                        
– kilometres) (millions)   1,615.63    1,514.13    6.7%   10,793.35    9,875.95    9.3%
– Domestic routes   967.05    892.18    8.4%   6,377.86    5,827.51    9.4%
– International routes   608.46    585.88    3.9%   4,148.31    3,796.22    9.3%
– Regional routes   40.12    36.06    11.3%   267.18    252.22    5.9%
                               
Overall load factor (%)   67.64    69.71    –2.07pts   68.64    68.47    0.17pts
– Domestic routes   74.17    75.33    –1.16pts   74.76    74.02    0.74pts
– International routes   59.37    62.66    –3.29pts   61.26    61.64    –0.38pts
– Regional routes   66.90    68.42    –1.52pts   63.40    64.49    –1.09pts

 

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 July 2017, the Company introduced nine aircraft (one B777-300ER aircraft, one A330-300 aircraft, three A321 aircraft and four B737-800 aircraft), and retired 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 July 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    43    10    81 
1  B777-300ER   9    11    –    20 
2  B767   6    –    –    6 
3  A330-200   12    18    3    33 
4  A330-300   1    14    7    22 
                        
Narrow-body passenger aircraft   198    194    118    510 
                        
5  B737-700   38    17    2    57 
6  B737-800   38    62    73    173 
7  A319   10    23    3    36 
8  A320   78    53    40    171 
9  A321   34    39    –    73 
                        
   Total   226    237    128    591 

 

III.BRIEF EXPLANATION ON OPERATING DATA

 

In relation to passenger traffic, passenger capacity (measured by available seat- kilometres) of the Company in July 2017 increased by 9.5% year-on-year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger-kilometres) increased by 7.6% year-on-year, and passenger load factor decreased by 1.43 percentage points to 81.22% year-on-year.

 

Freight transportation capacity (measured by available freight tonne-kilometres) of the Company in July 2017 increased by 11.5% year-on-year. Freight traffic volume (measured by revenue freight tonne-kilometres) increased by 2.8% year-on-year, while freight load factor decreased by 2.86 percentage points to 33.5% year-on-year.

 

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In July 2017, the Company launched new routes such as Ningbo-Taiyuan-Hohhot, Taiyuan-Nanchang-Guilin, Wenzhou-Yuncheng-Hohhot and Qingdao-Nanchang- Huizhou.

 

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
  15 August 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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