Air China Limited (00753) released February 2026 operating data, highlighting double-digit growth across key passenger and cargo indicators.

Passenger Operations • Revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 19.10% year on year to 27.69 billion, outpacing the 13.80% expansion in available seat kilometres (ASK) to 32.25 billion. • The passenger load factor improved by 3.8 percentage points to 85.9%. Domestic, international and regional routes recorded load-factor gains of 2.7, 6.5 and 6.8 percentage points respectively. • Passenger numbers reached 14.50 million, up 15.40% from the same period last year; regional routes led growth with a 35.10% increase.

Cargo Operations • Available freight tonne kilometres (AFTK) advanced 11.50% to 1.19 billion, while revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTK) climbed 21.40% to 0.39 billion. • The cargo load factor improved 2.6 percentage points, reaching 32.4%.

Fleet Development Air China introduced one B737 series aircraft and phased out one A320 series aircraft in February, keeping the fleet size at 960 aircraft. Self-owned aircraft accounted for 423 units, with the remainder under finance and operating leases.

Year-to-Date Snapshot (January–February 2026) Cumulative RPK totalled 53.26 billion, an increase of 10.80% year on year, on a 6.10% rise in ASK. Cargo traffic for the same period grew 12.00% to 0.80 billion RFTK.

All figures are based on the company’s internal statistics as disclosed in the official announcement dated 16 March 2026.