BMi Reports profits Y/E 31/12/2006

From a press release this morning:

http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/en-gb/abou…ssreleases.aspx?year=2007&rid=1117

Quote:
bmi group financial results for the year ended 31 December 2006

release date: 02/05/2007

highlights:

• turnover up 4.2% to £905.4m (2005: £869.0m)
• pre-tax profit up 197.0% to £29.7m (2005: £10.0)
• operating profit* up 85.5% to £10.2m (2005: £5.5)
• cash up 8.8% to £156m (2005: £143.4)
• debt down 33.3% to (£57.2m) (2005: (£85.8m))
• passengers boarded static at 10.5m
• aircraft operated as at 31 December up 3 to 63 (2005: 60)
• Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) up 4.8% to 9,776m (2005: 9,325)
• Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) up 3.9% to 13,639m (2005: 13,129m)
• overall load factor up 0.7 points to 71.7% (2005: 71%)
• average staff numbers down 3.9% to 4,378 (2005: 4,555)