Air China stock trades at HKD 3.71 as H1 losses widen

Published on 10/08/2026 at 07:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Air China stock carried 79.6983 million passengers in H1 2026, up 3.35 percent year over year. Revenue rose 10.54 percent, but the net loss reached RMB 3.43 billion.

Air China, CNE1000001S0, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Air China stock (ISIN CNE1000001S0) was last at HKD 3.71 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 8, 2026, at 11:59 a.m. HKT, up 0.14 percent from the prior close. The price stood 52.25 percent below its 52-week high of HKD 7.77, keeping the latest market value well below its yearly peak.

Revenue grows as losses widen

According to Investegate in the interim report dated September 28, 2026, Air China generated RMB 89.27 billion in revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2026. That was 10.54 percent above the year-earlier period, while the loss for the period widened to RMB 3.43 billion from RMB 2.71 billion.

The operating picture was mixed rather than uniformly weak. Passenger traffic reached 79.6983 million, up 3.35 percent year over year, and the passenger load factor rose to 84.74 percent from 80.72 percent, a gain of 4.02 percentage points.

Capacity improves but costs matter

The same interim report shows that available seat kilometers increased 1.75 percent to 180.676 billion in the first half. Revenue passenger kilometers grew 6.82 percent to 153.109 billion, indicating that traffic expanded faster than capacity.

For investors, the important counterweight is profitability. The company reported an operating loss of RMB 3.07 billion for the period, while operating expenses per available seat kilometer increased 10.44 percent year over year to RMB 0.5291. That cost figure helps explain why better utilization has not yet translated into a return to profit.

International network remains a focus

Air China and Turkish Airlines had expanded their codeshare partnership on September 17, 2026, according to Yeni Safak. The agreement added access to six mainland Chinese destinations for Turkish Airlines passengers and connected Air China travelers through Istanbul with destinations in Africa and Latin America.

Air China is also scheduled to publish its next earnings report on October 30, 2026, according to Investing.com. The company has called an extraordinary shareholders meeting for November 3, 2026, to consider the purchase of 55 aircraft, as reported in the meeting notice carried by Reuters.

Air China stock stays below HKD 4

Air China stock was last at HKD 3.71 on October 8, 2026, in Hong Kong trading, with a session range of HKD 3.70 to HKD 3.77. Its market capitalization was HKD 75.9 billion, and volume stood at 7,532,000 shares.