EVA Air revenue surges 54%, back in the black in 3Q2010

EVA Air revenue surge 54% - financial highlights for the nine months ended 30-Sep-2010:

• Revenue*: USD2,576 million, +53.5% year-on-year;
• Operating costs: USD2,054 million, +24.2%;
• Operating expense: USD159.0 million, +8.6%;
• Operating profit: USD363.2 million, compared with a loss of USD122.2 million in p-c-p;
• Net profit: USD361.6 million, compared with a loss of USD127.7 million in p-c-p;
• Total assets: USD4,852 million, stable;
• Cash and cash equivalents: USD331.0 million, +50.1%;
• Total liabilities: USD3,446 million, -10.7%.

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