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Air Arabia

Annual revenues:	$347m
Annual operating profit:	n/am
Annual net profit:	$102m
Operating profit margin:	n/a

(Figures are from the period of JAN07-DEC07 in U.S. dollars.)

Fleet:
Type	Number in Fleet
A320-200	15

For more detailed fleet information, visit www.ch-aviation.ch

Strengths and opportunities:
- Low costs
- Large supply of cheap labor
- Enormous growth potential
- Lots of crappy Middle Eastern legacy carriers to steal traffic from
- Sharjah located a short drive from Dubai
- Many expats from many countries working in Sharjah and nearby Dubai
- Backed by wealthy government

Weaknesses and threats:
- Tough competition from Jazeera Airways
- FlyDubai will pose stiff competition when it launches in mid-2009
- Lots of Indian competition

Financial data is sourced from company reports. The strengths and weaknesses are based on an analysis by Airline Weekly's editors. Information provided on airlineweekly.com is for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice.

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