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BENJAMIN REITZES For fiscal year 2006 we expect further sales growth and another improvement of our operating profit.
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CHARLES CURRAN And the proportion will increase to 10 per cent by 2020.
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SIDDHARTH MATHUR As long as it does not reach the 10-11 per cent interest rate, which was recorded during the financi...
HATTA ADAM The expansion process through new acquisition which we had undertaken will continue as we had achiev...
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ADAM DONALDSON Our tests on a range of aircraft average out at adding 10 per cent more seats.
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JACQUES KALLIS close to 100 per cent.
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JOHN VARLEY If I was to say where we were, I'd say we were at about 80-85 per cent where we can be.
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