3rd Aug 2005 07:30
Air Partner PLC03 August 2005 Air Partner PLC ("Air Partner" or "the Group") Pre-Close Trading Update for the 12 months ended 31 July 2005 Air Partner is the world's leading air charter broker, providing aircraft charter to industry, commerce and Governments worldwide. Prior to entering a close period before its preliminary results, Air Partner ispleased to announce a successful year, with trading for the 12 months to 31 July2005 in line with expectations. As stated at the time of the interim results, the first six months of the yearunder review were characterised by one-off, non-repeatable projects. The secondhalf of the year saw a normalisation of business levels without any significantone-off projects, but the Group's core business continued to perform well andthe company's performance is in line with expectations. In the 12 month period, the Group has continued its global expansion, openingnew offices in Japan, Italy and Spain. Today Air Partner operates in 13countries, with 21 offices contributing to a local, but global service. The Group's interim results will be announced on Tuesday 11th October 2005. Apresentation of the results will be held at 9:30am at The London Stock Exchange,10 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7LS. For information on the presentationplease contact Amanda Palmer or Tom Allison on Tel: 020 7670 7450 or emailAmanda Palmer at: [email protected] - ends - 3rd August 2005 ENQUIRIES: TCATom Allison Tel: 077 8999 8020Amanda Palmer Editor Note: please ensure "Air Partner" is written in its correct singularform, not in the plural. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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