EXPANDED FLIGHTS:The carrier attributes its gains to expanded flights to North America and North Asian destinations and to increased cargo transport volume
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 13, 2017
By: Ted Chen / Staff reporter
EVA Airways Corp (長榮航空) on Friday reported that it saw a marked profit gain last
EVA Airways staff pose at a news conference at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to mark the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 777 freighter. The company reported on Friday that profit saw a marked gain last quarter over a year ago. Photo: Chen Yi-chia, Taipei Times
quarter over a year ago on rising demand for passengers and cargo transport.
Net income during the period ending Sept. 30 surged 92.4 percent annually to NT$4.53 billion (NT$150.14 million), EVA said in a statement.
Earnings per share were NT$1.08 last quarter, compared with NT$0.56 the previous year. In the second quarter, the carrier made earnings of NT$0.39 per share, company data showed.
The carrier attributed the gains to expanded flights to North American and North Asian destinations. [FULL STORY]
