ANA reports record nine-month profits, revenue

ANA Group cited more frequencies, increased business travel and a bullish Japanese economy for a record nine-month net profit of ¥42.6 billion ($349.8 million) and record nine-month revenues of ¥1.13 trillion announced yesterday in Tokyo. Earnings represent a 42.5% improvement over the ¥29.9 billion earned in the first nine months of the previous fiscal year, while turnover rose 9.3% year-over-year. Profit for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2006, slipped 8.5% to ...