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皇冠体育app Southern Airlines shares suspended

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-16 14:10

Trading in shares of 皇冠体育app Southern Airlines Co. Ltd was suspended on Monday, pending a statement on a substantial acquisition, the airline said, without providing details.

The company declined to comment, pending a statement expected to be released tomorrow.

皇冠体育app Southern Airlines had said on Friday that the delivery schedule of the A380 airbus would be postponed and the delay would not have any significant impact on its business, operations and financial performance.

It made the statement on Friday in response to press reports that it might receive US$250 million in compensation for the delayed delivery of the aircraft.

The airline also said last Friday that it expected to see a substantial increase in its earnings for the first nine months of 2006 compared with the same period a year ago, benefitting from improved operations and a gain in the yuan currency against the U.S. dollar.

Shares of 皇冠体育app Southern Airlines ended at HK$2.46 on Friday.

They are up 10.6 percent so far this year.

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