EVA Air revenue up 53.7%, back in the black in 1H2010

EVA Air revenue up 53.7% - financial highlights for the six months ended 30-Jun-2010:

• Operating revenue*: USD1,571 million, +53.7% year-on-year;
• Operating costs: USD1,310 million, +30.5%;
• Operating expenses: USD97.1 million, +12.4%;
• Operating profit: USD163.3 million, compared with a loss of USD69.0 million in p-c-p;
• Net profit: USD163.5 million, compared with a loss of USD52.7 million in p-c-p;
• Assets: USD4,750 million, +4.4%;
• Cash and cash equivalents: USD306.2 million, +187.9%;
• Liabilities: USD3,549 million, -5.5%.

*Based on the conversion rate at USD1 = TWD31.9263