汉莎航空集团（Lufthansa AG）周二公布的第三季度经调整息税前利润（EBIT）为14亿欧元（约合16亿美元），同比增长6%，略高于彭博汇编的分析师平均预期13.8亿欧元。营收增长9%至122.4亿欧元。
Lufthansa AG posted better-than-expected quarterly profit as strong demand and cost discipline helped cushion the impact from high fuel prices. Third-quarter earnings rose 6% to €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) before interest and taxes on an adjusted basis, the company said Tuesday. That’s slightly better than the €1.38 billion average analyst estimate compiled by Bloomberg. Sales advanced 9% to €12.24 billion.
其航空业务的单位收益上升7%，公司将其归因于对高端机票以及亚洲、北美航线的强劲需求。这与项目支出减少等成本管控措施一道，帮助抵消了本季度5.43亿欧元的燃油成本增幅。
Yields in its airline business rose 7%, which Lufthansa attributed to strong demand for premium tickets and on the routes to Asia and North America. Alongside cost management such as lower spending on projects, that helped helped offset a €543 million increase in fuel costs in the quarter.
首席执行官卡斯滕·施波尔（Carsten Spohr）一直致力于提升集团利润，但今年早些时候的一系列飞行员罢工以及持续推高燃油价格的中东冲突使这一努力变得复杂。本意是稳定之年，却演变成一段更难驾驭的延长期，施波尔警告称2027年将是“又一个转型之年”。旗舰航空公司汉莎航空是一个薄弱环节，高昂的费用、机组人员罢工以及亏损的短途运营正在吞噬长途航线取得的收益。公司正将运力从汉莎航空转移至成本较低的子公司“发现航空”（Discover）和“城市航空”（City Airlines）。
Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr has been trying to boost profit across the group, an effort complicated by a string of pilot strikes earlier in the year and the Middle East conflict that continues to drive up fuel prices. What was meant to be a year of stabilization has developed into an extende period that’s harder to navigate, with Spohr cautioningthat 2027 will be “another year of transformation.”A weak spot has been its flagship airline, where high expenses, crew walkouts and unprofitable short-haul operations are eating into gains achieved on longer flights. The company is shifting capacity from Lufthansa to lower-cost airlines such as Discover and City Airlines.
与此同时，其货运和维修业务均助推了盈利增长。货运部门的经营利润在本季度增长两倍多，维修部门的经营利润增长超过50%。
Meanwhile, its cargo and maintenance businesses both helped boost earnings. The cargo unit tripled its operating profit while the maintenance unit’s grew more than 50% in the quarter.
上个月，汉莎航空在与法荷航集团（Air France-KLM）的竞购中胜出，拟收购葡萄牙国有航空公司TAP SA的少数股权，这一备受追捧的资产可提供包括拉丁美洲在内的市场准入。若获批，该交易将为已拥有瑞士国际航空、奥地利航空和布鲁塞尔航空的投资组合再添一家航空公司。
Last month, Lufthansa won a bidding war with Air France-KLM to acquire a minority stake in state-owned Portuguese airline TAP SA, a sought-after asset that provides access to markets including Latin America. If approved, the deal would add another airline to the portfolio that already includes Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines. Read: Lufthansa Says ‘Couldn’t Miss’ TAP Deal Has €450 Million Upside