Non so se sia il thread giusto ma mi fa piacere postare i risultati dei primi 6 mesi di EK 2015/2016 , che ha un aumento dell'utile notevolissimo, legato ad una riduzione marcata dei costi operativi (credo petrolio...):
Emirates airline
During the first six months of the financial year Emirates received 13 wide-body aircraft – 8 A380s, and 5 Boeing 777s. It also retired 4 older aircraft, resulting in a net increase of nine new aircraft for its fleet, with 16 more new aircraft scheduled to be delivered before the end of the financial year (31st March 2016). Emirates also expanded its global route network by launching services to four new destinations – Bali, Multan, Orlando, and Mashhad. As of 30 September, Emirates’ global network spanned 147 destinations in 79 countries. Bologna came online on 3rd November, and Panama City will be launched on 1st February 2016.
Operating the world’s largest fleet of A380s and the largest fleet of Boeing 777s, Emirates continues to provide ever better connections for its customers across the globe with just one stop in Dubai.
In the first half of the 2015-16 financial year, Emirates net profit is AED 3.1 billion (US$ 849 million), up 65% from the same period last year. This performance reflects the impact of lower fuel prices, and also the airline’s continued ability to grow passenger demand in line with significant capacity growth, despite external challenges such as continued regional unrest and economic malaise in many regions, and increased competition adding downward pressure on yields.
On average, fuel prices were 41% lower compared to the same period last year. Fuel remained the largest component of the airline’s cost, accounting for 28% of operating costs compared with 38% in the first six months of last year.
Capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASKM), grew by 16%, whilst passenger traffic carried measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKM) was up 11% with average Passenger Seat Factor dropping slightly to 78.3%, compared with last year’s 81.5%. Emirates carried 25.7 million passengers between 1 April and 30 September 2015, up 10% from the same period last year. The volume of cargo uplifted was up by 10% to reach 1.25 million tonnes, a solid performance that continues to buck the market trend.
This performance shows the airline’s continued business growth, both in terms of capacity on offer and traffic carried, even accounting for the fact that during the same period last year, the airline had temporarily reduced capacity when it parked 17 aircraft due to the runway closure at Dubai International.
Emirates revenue, including other operating income, of AED 42.3 billion (US$ 11.5 billion) was slightly down by 4% compared with AED 44.2 billion (US$ 12.0 billion) recorded last year. This is due to the combined effect of an unfavourable currency environment - where the US dollar strengthened significantly against most other major currencies; and lower average fares reflecting the airline’s decision to pass on some of its fuel cost savings to customers.