China Airlines revenue soars 53%, back in the black

China Airlines revenue soars 53% - financial highlights for the nine months ended 30-Sep-2010:

• Operating revenue*: USD3,391 million, +53.4% year-on-year;
• Operating costs: USD2,749 million, +30.6%;
• Operating expense: USD240.0 million, +13.1%;
• Operating profit: USD402.3 million, compared with a loss of USD107.3 million in p-c-p;
• Net profit: USD328.5 million, compared with a loss of USD163.2 million in p-c-p;
• Total assets: USD6,959 million, -1.6%;
• Cash and cash equivalents: USD395.2 million, +15.0%;
• Total liabilities: USD5,260 million, -8.5%.

*Based on the conversion rate at USD1 = TWD30.55