Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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 April 2018

Commission File Number: 001-14550

 

 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Board Secretariat’s Office

Kong Gang San Lu, Number 88

Shanghai, China 200335

(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 April 17, 2018     By  

/s/ Wang Jian

    Name:   Wang Jian
    Title:   Company Secretary

 

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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.

 

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INSIDE INFORMATION

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT ON OPERATING DATA FOR MARCH 2018

 

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
completed in
March

2018

    

Actual
amount
completed in
March

2017

     Year-on-
year
increase
   

Total
estimated
amount
completed in
January to
March

2018

    

Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
March

2017

     Year-on-
year
increase
 

Passenger Transportation Data ASK (available seat — kilometres) (millions)

     20,039.86        18,408.83        8.9     59,171.99        54,250.47        9.1

— Domestic routes

     12,624.87        11,611.51        8.7     36,898.24        33,972.33        8.6

— International routes

     6,885.44        6,316.67        9.0     20,755.68        18,837.79        10.2

— Regional routes

     529.55        480.64        10.2     1,518.07        1,440.36        5.4

 

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Estimated
amount
completed in
March

2018

    

Actual
amount
completed in
March

2017

     Year-on-
year
increase
   

Total
estimated
amount
completed in
January to
March

2018

    

Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
March

2017

     Year-on-
year
increase
 

RPK (revenue passenger — kilometres) (millions)

     16,707.10        14,862.06        12.4     48,336.32        44,311.28        9.1

— Domestic routes

     10,724.32        9,660.86        11.0     30,493.05        28,151.58        8.3

— International routes

     5,548.66        4,836.26        14.7     16,608.69        15,040.00        10.4

— Regional routes

     434.12        364.94        19.0     1,234.58        1,119.71        10.3

Number of passengers carried (thousands)

     10,095.48        9,124.05        10.6     28,716.06        26,652.09        7.7

— Domestic routes

     8,410.67        7,648.52        10.0     23,758.93        22,038.45        7.8

— International routes

     1,367.12        1,205.58        13.4     4,051.20        3,778.32        7.2

— Regional routes

     317.69        269.94        17.7     905.93        835.32        8.5

Passenger load factor (%)

     83.37        80.73        2.64  pts      81.69        81.68        0.01  pts 

— Domestic routes

     84.95        83.20        1.75  pts      82.64        82.87        –0.23  pts 

— International routes

     80.59        76.56        4.02  pts      80.02        79.84        0.18  pts 

— Regional routes

     81.98        75.93        6.05  pts      81.33        77.74        3.59  pts 

Freight Transportation Data AFTK (available freight tonne — kilometres) (millions)

     664.19        548.59        21.1     1,984.41        1,641.39        20.9

— Domestic routes

     250.44        200.55        24.9     724.23        586.47        23.5

— International routes

     397.67        333.58        19.2     1,211.89        1,009.98        20.0

— Regional routes

     16.08        14.45        11.2     48.29        44.93        7.5

RFTK (revenue freight tonne — kilometres) (millions)

     219.59        206.62        6.3     599.70        551.15        8.8

— Domestic routes

     73.92        74.38        –0.6     216.20        214.67        0.7

— International routes

     142.51        129.42        10.1     375.21        328.78        14.1

— Regional routes

     3.16        2.82        12.1     8.29        7.70        7.7

Weight of freight carried (million kg)

     76.59        74.75        2.5     218.90        210.41        4.0

— Domestic routes

     53.53        53.25        0.5     158.28        155.08        2.1

— International routes

     20.36        19.11        6.6     53.56        48.71        10.0

— Regional routes

     2.71        2.40        12.7     7.06        6.63        6.5

 

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Estimated
amount
completed in
March

2018

    

Actual
amount
completed in
March

2017

     Year-on-
year
increase
   

Total
estimated
amount
completed in
January to
March

2018

    

Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
March

2017

     Year-on-
year
increase
 

Freight load factor (%)

     33.06        37.66        –4.60  pts      30.22        33.58        –3.36  pts 

— Domestic routes

     29.52        37.09        –7.57  pts      29.85        36.60        –6.75  pts 

— International routes

     35.84        38.80        –2.96  pts      30.96        32.55        –1.59  pts 

— Regional routes

     19.66        19.50        0.16  pts      17.18        17.14        0.03  pts 

Consolidated Data ATK (available tonne — kilometres) (millions)

     2,467.78        2,205.38        11.9     7,309.88        6,523.93        12.0

— Domestic routes

     1,386.68        1,245.59        11.3     4,045.08        3,643.98        11.0

— International routes

     1,017.36        902.08        12.8     3,079.90        2,705.38        13.8

— Regional routes

     63.74        57.71        10.4     184.91        174.56        5.9

RTK (revenue tonne — kilometres) (millions)

     1,705.72        1,533.11        11.3     4,845.72        4,465.77        8.5

— Domestic routes

     1,029.40        938.00        9.7     2,897.68        2,705.14        7.1

— International routes

     634.66        559.82        13.4     1,831.60        1,654.32        10.7

— Regional routes

     41.66        35.30        18.0     116.44        106.31        9.5

Overall load factor (%)

     69.12        69.52        –0.40  pts      66.29        68.45        –2.16  pts 

— Domestic routes

     74.23        75.31        –1.07  pts      71.63        74.24        –2.60  pts 

— International routes

     62.38        62.06        0.33  pts      59.47        61.15        –1.68  pts 

— Regional routes

     65.36        61.16        4.20  pts      62.97        60.90        2.07  pts 

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

 

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II. FLEET STRUCTURE

In March 2018, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the “Company”) introduced ten aircraft (six B737-800 aircraft, two B737-8MAX aircraft, one A330-200 aircraft and one A320 aircraft), and retired three aircraft (two A330-300 aircraft and one A330-200 aircraft). As at the end of March 2018, details of the fleet structure of aircraft of the Company were as follows:

 

                               (Units)  
No.    Model    Self-owned      Under
finance lease
     Under
operating
lease
     Sub-total  

Wide-body passenger aircraft

     30        44        7        81  

1

   B777-300ER      9        11        0        20  

2

   B767      4        0        0        4  

3

   A330-200      15        15        2        32  

4

   A330-300      2        18        5        25  

Narrow-body passenger aircraft

     218        200        135        553  

5

   B737-700      42        13        0        55  

6

   B737-800      46        68        84        198  

7

   A319      13        20        2        35  

8

   A320      79        52        49        180  

9

   A321      38        39        0        77  

10

   B737-8MAX      0        8        0        8  
   Total      248        244        142        634  

Note: The ten business aircraft held under trust of the Company were not included in the fleet.

 

III. BRIEF EXPLANATION ON OPERATING DATA

In relation to passenger traffic, passenger transportation capacity (measured by available seat- kilometres) of the Company in March 2018 increased by 8.9% year-on-year, passenger traffic volume (measured by revenue passenger-kilometres) increased by 12.4% year-on-year, and passenger load factor increased by 2.64 percentage points to 83.37% year-on-year.

In relation to freight traffic, as 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 ) to Eastern Airlines Industry Investment Company Limited* ( 東方航空產業投資有限公司 ) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Eastern Air Holding Company Limited* ( 中國東方航空集團有限公司 ), 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. Freight transportation capacity (measured by available freight tonne-kilometres) of the Company in March 2018 increased by 21.1% year-on-year. Freight traffic volume (measured by revenue freight tonne-kilometres) increased by 6.3% year-on-year, while freight load factor decreased by 4.6 percentage points to 33.06% year-on-year.

 

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In March 2018, the Company introduced regional routes such as Huangshan–Taipei and Nanning–Phnom Penh, and domestic routes such as Guangzhou–Weihai–Changchun, Chengdu– Zhanjiang and Dalian–Nanjing–Guiyang.

 

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

 
16 April 2018  

 

* 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), Gu Jiadan (Director), Tang Bing (Director, Vice President), Tian Liuwen (Director, Vice President), Yuan Jun (Employee Representative Director), 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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