Alliance liisib veel 4 E190, kuna kasum ulatus 57 miljoni dollarini

The FIFO and charter operator also said in a statement released to the ASX on Thursday that it now expects to record a net profit before tax of nearly $57 million in FY23, up slightly from its previous estimate.

The strong performance significantly comes after the ACCC blocked Qantas’ purchase of Alliance in April. However, the larger airline’s CEO, Alan Joyce, has hinted the business will attempt to appeal the ruling.

FIFO and charter operators are being buoyed with strong demand from the mining sector, with its significant profits counteracting a stagnating recovery in commercial aviation post-COVID.

Alliance’s announcement that it will acquire four more E190s comes after it said it would lease 30 additional E190s in February and following its announcement that it would purchase a fleet of the aircraft outright tagasi 2020.

“Alliance took delivery of its first Embraer E190 in September 2020 and now has 33 E190s in Australia, all of which are owned,” said Alliance in a new statement.

“This significant fleet expansion has taken considerable investment to build the internal infrastructure and operating capability.

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“The business is now in a strong position to grow the E190 operational fleet and its profitability.

“As announced in February 2023, Alliance entered into a contract to acquire 30 additional E190 jet aircraft from AerCap Ireland Limited.

“These aircraft are scheduled to commence delivery from September 2023, with final delivery in January 2026.

“The rationale for this acquisition was twofold: to provide capacity for growth and to provide aircraft for disassembly to provide spare componentry and spare engines.

“This will support both the company’s operational fleet and provide inventory for the company’s Aviation Services business which continues to see increasing demand.

“As is the case with the company’s Fokker spare parts holdings, Alliance will provide E190 spares to other operators in Australasia and around the world.

“Separately, Alliance identified a capacity shortfall in the first quarter of 2024 due to an increase in demand, contractual commitments, the timing of the AerCap Deal deliveries and related fleet logistics.

“To address this, Alliance has entered into a contract to acquire an additional four E190 airframes from Azorra Aircraft Holdings.

“These airframes have a long maintenance life remaining and are ‘sister ships’ to the aircraft being acquired under the AerCap Deal.

“These airframes will be delivered to Alliance in Costa Rica (without engines fitted) starting in August 2023. Alliance will utilise spare engines from the disassembled aircraft mentioned above to bring the four additional aircraft into operation between November 2023 and March 2024.”

The acquisition means Alliance’s final fleet will comprise of:

• 13 x 80-seat Fokker 70s;
• 24 x 100-seat Fokker 100s;
• 67 x 94–100-seat E190s.

Austraalia lennundus teatati mais how Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airline was “reviewing its options” into whether it would fight on in its attempt to purchase Alliance. Qantas already owns nearly 20 per cent of the smaller carrier and has an existing deal to fly up to 30 of its aircraft.

“We do think Alliance will be a good investment. It has been a very good investment for Qantas [so far] – we now will have 18 E190s operating on wet lease. Over half their revenue comes from Qantas,” Joyce said.

„Arvame, et sisse-, välja- ja tšarterlendude turul on klientidele tohutu kasu ning me räägime sellest oma klientidega. Kui oleme otsustanud, millised on meie järgmised sammud, teavitame sellest turgu.

The consumer and competition watchdog lõi tehingu tagasi pärast nelja viivitust, öeldes, et ühinemise lubamine vähendaks tõenäoliselt oluliselt konkurentsi, ähvardades seega WA ja Queenslandi ressursitööstuse klientide "hinnatõusu ja halvenenud teenusekvaliteediga".

„Qantas ja Alliance konkureerivad praegu üksteisega tugevalt turgudel, kus tõhusaid alternatiive on vähe. Kavandatav omandamine ühendaks Lääne-Austraalia ja Queenslandi kaks suurimat tšarterreisiteenuste pakkujat, ”ütles ACCC esimees Gina Cass-Gottlieb.

"Ressursitööstuse töötajate töökohtadele ja tagasi lennutamine on Austraalia majanduse selle olulise osa jaoks oluline teenus, mistõttu on oluline, et konkurents sellel turul oleks kaitstud."

Selle kuu alguses ka ACCC taotluse rahuldamata Virgin ja Alliance jätkavad koostööd, mis tähendab, et kaks lennufirmat ei saa enam ühiselt kaevandusettevõtete lepingute sõlmimiseks pakkumisi teha ja peavad oma praeguse tehingu kiiresti lahti võtma.

Sellest ajast alates on Rexile kuuluv rivaali FIFO operaator National Jet Express teatas laienemisest alliansi südames Queenslandis pärast lepingu allkirjastamist kaevandusettevõttega BHP Mitsubishi Alliance.