Air China Limited Air China Limited Stock code: 00753 Hong Kong 601111 Shanghai AIRC London Annual Report 20 No. 30, Tianzhu Road, Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing, 101312, P.R. China Tel 86-10-61462560 Fax 86-10-61462805 20 2020 www.airchina.com.cn ANNUAL REPORT 中國國際航空股份有限公司 (short name: 中國國航) (English name: Headquartered in Beijing, Air China has set up branches in Air China Limited, short name: Air China) is the only national flag Southwest China, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hubei, carrier of China. Guizhou, Tibet and Wenzhou, and a base in Southern China. As at the end of the Reporting Period, the major subsidiaries of Air As the old saying goes, “Phoenix, a bird symbolizing benevolence” China are Shenzhen Airlines Company Limited (including Kunming and “The whole world will be at peace once a phoenix reveals Airlines Company Limited), Air Macau Company Limited, Beijing itself”. The corporate logo of Air China is composed of an artistic Airlines Company Limited, Dalian Airlines Company Limited, 中國國際航空公司 Air China Inner Mongolia Co., Ltd., Aircraft Maintenance and flying phoenix figure, the Chinese characters of “ ” in calligraphy written by Deng Xiaoping, by whom the China’s reform Engineering Corporation, Air China Import and Export Co., Ltd., and opening-up blueprint was designed, and the characters of “AIR Chengdu Falcon Aircraft Engineering Service Co., Ltd., Air China CHINA” in English. Signifying good auspices in the ancient Chinese Shantou Industrial Development Company; and its joint ventures legends, phoenix is the king of all birds. It “flies from the eastern mainly include GA Innovation China Co., Ltd. and Sichuan Services Happy Land and travels over mountains and seas and bestows luck Aero-Engine Maintenance Co., Ltd. Moreover, the associates of and happiness upon all parts of the world”. Air China advocates Air China are Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Shandong Airlines ahead the core spirit of phoenix which is to “serve the world, to lead and Co., Ltd. and Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd.. Air China is also the largest move forward to higher goals”. By virtue of the immense historical shareholder of Shandong Aviation Group Co., Ltd. heritage, Air China strives to create perfect travel experience and keep passengers safe by upholding the spirit of phoenix of being With the goal of becoming “the world’s leading airline”, Air China a practitioner, promoter and leader for the development of the is actively implementing the strategic objectives of “globally leading Chinese civil aviation industry. The Company is also committed to competitive advantages, constantly enhanced development capability, leading the industrial development by establishing itself as a “National excellent and unique customer experience, and steadily improved Brand”, at the same time pursuing outstanding performance through interests and benefits”. Air China is dedicated to serving passengers innovative and excelling efforts. with credibility, convenience, comfort and choice. “Air China Miles” is the oldest frequent flier programme in China, under which all Air China was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited members of the frequent flier programmes under various brands of (stock code: 00753) and in London (stock code: AIRC) on 15 its subsidiaries and associates have been consolidated into the brand December 2004, and was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock of “Phoenix Miles”. As at the end of the Reporting Period, the total code: 601111) on 18 August 2006. number of “Phoenix Miles” members amounted to 68.1766 million. As at the end of the Reporting Period, the Group had a total of 707 aircraft of various types, with an average age of 7.74 years. The Group operated a total of 674 passenger routes, including 48 international routes, 6 regional routes and 620 domestic routes. Through cooperation with members of Star Alliance, the Company has further expanded its service coverage to 1,300 destinations in 195 countries and regions. flying ahead Contents 3 Corporate Information Financial Statements Prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards 4 Chairman’s Statement 81 Independent Auditor’s Report 6 Chronicle of Events 87 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss 10 Summary of Financial Information 88 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 11 Summary of Operating Data 89 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 13 Fleet Information 91 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 14 Business Overview 92 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 31 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Operating Results 94 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 36 Corporate Governance Report 193 Supplementary Information 50 Report of the Directors 194 Glossary of Technical Terms 72 Profile of Directors, Supervisors and Senior 195 Definitions Management Corporate Information REGISTERED CHINESE DIRECTORS:1 LEGAL ADVISERS TO THE NAME: COMPANY: Song Zhiyong 中國國際航空股份有限公司 Feng Gang DeHeng Law Offices (as to PRC Law) Patrick Healy Xue Yasong DLA Piper Hong Kong (as to Hong ENGLISH NAME: Duan Hongyi Kong and English Law) Stanley Hui Hon-chung Air China Limited Li Dajin INTERNATIONAL AUDITOR: REGISTERED OFFICE: SUPERVISORS:2 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Blue Sky Mansion Zhao Xiaohang Registered Public Interest Entity Auditors 28 Tianzhu Road He Chaofan Airport Industrial Zone Lyu Yanfang Shunyi District Wang Jie H SHARE REGISTRAR AND Beijing Qin Hao TRANSFER OFFICE: China Computershare Hong Kong Investor LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF Services Limited OF THE COMPANY: Rooms 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell BUSINESS IN HONG KONG: Centre Song Zhiyong 183 Queen’s Road East 5th Floor Wanchai CNAC House Hong Kong 12 Tung Fai Road COMPANY SECRETARY: Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong Zhou Feng LISTING VENUES: Hong Kong, London and Shanghai WEBSITE: AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES: www.airchina.com.cn Song Zhiyong Zhou Feng 1 For details of changes in Directors of the Company during the Reporting Period and up to the date of this annual report, please refer to page 56 of this annual report. 2 For details of changes in Supervisors of the Company during the Reporting Period and up to the date of this annual report, please refer to page 56 of this annual report. 004 Air China Limited Annual Report 2020 Chairman’s Statement 2020 REVIEW and schools. The Group has set up a three-dimensional ground-to-air prevention and control network which allowed The year of 2020 is the final year for the 13th Five-year Plan, international direct flights being resumed from Beijing. it is also the critical year for completing the building of a We ensured employees’ health and safety by pursuing the moderately prosperous society in all respects and achieving joint virus prevention in respect of ground and aviation as the first centenary goal. Under the strong leadership of the well as individuals and properties. Since the outbreak of Central Committee of the Party with General Secretary Xi the pandemic, 216 anti-epidemic transport service charter Jinping at the core, the Group resolutely carried out the flights have been operated, transporting 31,000 passengers, decisions and deployment plans of the Central Committee and 154 customized flights carrying 18,000 passengers for of the Party and the State Council. The Group served the the resumption of work, production and schools. A number nation’s needs for containing the pandemic and resumption of teams and individuals of the Group have been awarded of work and production as well as poverty alleviation. The anti-pandemic honorary titles at the national level, and been Group has undertaken overall planning for various major publicly honored outstanding anti-epidemic titles by the tasks including pandemic prevention, safe production, SASAC or within the transportation industry. performance maximization, targeted poverty alleviation, environmental protection, risk prevention and control and Laying a safety foundation for high quality development. By passenger services, thereby minimizing the impact of the giving top priority to safety as the lifeline of the Company, pandemic and laying a solid foundation for the new stage of the Group strengthened the organizational leadership, development of the Group. specified the safety-oriented responsibilities and strictly implemented the responsibilities in safety supervision. The Bravely carrying out the risky and challenging mission of Group paid close attention to prevent and control safety and fighting the pandemic. Facing the sudden outbreak of the risk, strengthened the management and control of safety COVID-19 pandemic, the Group immediately activated the procedures and ensured normal operation of flights. The emergency mechanism and fulfilled the joint responsibilities Group enhanced the safety infrastructures, organized and of prevention and control. The Group strictly implemented launched a specific program of “revamping corporate culture, the pandemic prevention and control policies, made every strengthening three basics, and safeguarding the bottom effort to sustain flights for key international routes, made line of safety”, so that its requirements for the development every effort to transport medical teams, personnel and of business practices become a part of the institution to materials and facilitated the resumption of work, production maintain the stable position of the Group. In 2020, amidst the 005 Air China Limited Annual Report 2020 Chairman’s Statement complicated production