Air Arabia net income soars despite fuel price hike

 　　DUBAI, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Middle East's biggest budget carrier¹ Air Arabia said Saturday its net income in 2012 soared² to 115.9 million U.S. dollars, a 13 percent increase year on year, local media reported.

　　Sharjah-based Air Arabia achieved the profit increase despite a sharp rise in oil prices by expanding its global network, taking more aircraft deliveries³ as well as offering its customers wider product offerings and services. Its seat load factor reached 82 percent last year.

　　Air Arabia, operates flights to 82 destinations and introduced nine new destinations in 2012, is expected to take delivery⁴ of another six new aircraft in 2013.

　　Its shares, listed at the Dubai Financial Market, gained 48 percent in value in the last 12 months.

1 carrier   

n.运货人；带菌者；运输军队的交通工具

参考例句：

• The airplane lifted from the aircraft carrier.飞机从航空母舰上起飞。
• I applied for the job as a mail carrier.我申请邮差的工作。

2 soared   

v.高飞( soar的过去式和过去分词 )；猛增；（音乐）升高；高耸

参考例句：

• The bird soared high, with outspread wings. 鸟儿展翅高飞。
• The rocket soared skywards. 火箭呼啸着朝天上飞去。

3 deliveries   

投递( delivery的名词复数 )； [法律]（正式）交付； 分娩； 表演

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers. 我们已创造了快速处理订单的方法以便迅速将货物送达顾客。

4 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。