Air China Limited (HKEX: 00753; LSE: AIRC; SSE: 601111: ADR OTC: AIRYY), has announced its interim results for the 6 months ended June 30, 2017 ("the Period"), the company said. The Group recorded a turnover of RMB 58.746 billion in the first half of 2017, an increase of 8.82% from the same period last year. Air passenger revenue was up 8.02% year-on year to RMB 51.052 billion, while air cargo revenue went up by 19.65% year-on-year to RMB 4.487billion. Operating expenses increased by 15.12% to RMB 52.939 billion, up from RMB 45.987 billion reported in the first half of 2016. Jet fuel cost recorded a year-on-year increase of RMB 3.902 billion, up by 40.11% from the same period last year, mainly due to the increase in jet fuel price. Net profit increased year-on-year by 3.33% to RMB 3.921 billion.