APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Air China Ld
27 June 2006





                               AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China
                            with limited liability)

                               (Stock Code: 753)



                           APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR



The Company is pleased to announce that the appointment of Mr. Jia Kang as an
independent non-executive director of the Company has become effective as of 5
June 2006.



The Company is pleased to announce that the appointment of Mr. Jia Kang as an
independent non-executive director of Company has become effective as of 5 June
2006.



Mr. Jia Kang, aged 52, is the head of Fiscal Science Research Institute of
Ministry of Finance. Mr. Jia holds a Doctor's Degree of Economic and works as
vice chairman of China Public Finance Society and a director of China Tax
Association and National Debt Association of China. Mr. Jia is also the visiting
professor of China Renmin University, National Institute of Administration and
Xiamen University. Mr. Jia has participated in the researches relating to state
economic planning and is the author of a large number of economic publications.



Mr. Jia will enter into a service contract with the Company, which is effective
until the expiration of the term of the current session of the Board. Mr. Jia's
annual emolument will be RMB50,000 determined by reference to the current
emoluments of other independent non-executive Directors of the Company. Mr.
Jia's emolument will be fully covered by the service contract.



Mr. Jia Kang has not held any directorship in any other listed companies or
taken up a post in any affiliated companies of the Company in the past three
years. Further, Mr. Jia Kang does not have any relationship with any other
director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder
of the Company. Mr. Jia Kang does not have any equity interest in the Company
within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571
of the Laws of Hong Kong). There is no information to be disclosed on items from
(h) to (v) in Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. No other matter needs to be brought to the
attention of the Shareholders in respect of the Company and its directors and
supervisors of the Company.



As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are Messrs Li
Jiaxiang, Kong Dong, Wang Shixiang, Yao Weiting, Christopher Dale Pratt, Ma
Xulun, Cai Jianjiang, Fan Cheng, Hu Hung Lick, Henry*, Wu Zhipan*, Zhang Ke* and
Jia Kang*.



                             By order of the Board

                               Air China Limited

                          Zheng Baoan      Li Man Kit

                           Joint Company Secretaries



Beijing, 26 June 2006



*  Independent non-executive Director of the Company


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