New Delhi: The state-owned Air India could make a cash profit this fiscal, airline’s Chairman and Managing Director Rohit Nandan said on Wednesday. If it happens, it will be the first time since 2007, he added.
“Despite the grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners since January and a two-month strike by pilots last year, we expect to be EBIDTA positive (Earning Before Interest Depreciation Tax and Amortisation). We hope to declare a net profit before 2018,” Nandan said.
Between April and January this fiscal, Air India’s revenue from passengers increased 8.3 per cent, load factor (number of occupied seats on an aircraft) increased to 71.8 per cent from 68.5 per cent, yield (revenue per passenger per km) was up 19.2 per cent and number of passengers carried was higher by 3.4 per cent, officials said.
20/02/13 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
