KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Izindiza zeMalaysia zithumele inzuzo kwikota yokuqala, ngokunyuka kwabagibeli kanye nesinxephezelo esivela kwa-Airbus ngenxa yokubambezeleka kokulethwa kwama-superjumbos ayo angama-A380 okusiza ekuqedeni izindleko zikaphethiloli ezikhuphukayo.
Ophethe uthe ngoMsombuluko inzuzo yakhe engu-310 million ye-ringgit ($ 97 million) yaba nguJanuwari-Mashi kwaba ngcono ngaphezu kwe-1 billion ringgit ($ 312 million) kusuka ekulahlekelweni ngonyaka owedlule.
Imali engenile inyuse amaphesenti angama-21 yaya ku-3.3 billion ringgit ($ 1 billion), kufaka phakathi isinxephezelo se-ringgit ($ 329 million) esitholwe yi-Airbus. Abagibeli bakhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-102 kanti ibhanoyi ligcwalise amaphesenti angama-29 ezihlalo ngendiza ngayinye uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angama-75 ngonyaka owedlule.
Ukuthwala izimpahla nakho kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-31, kwenyusa imali yezimpahla ngamaphesenti angama-53 kuya ku-456 million ringgit ($ 142 million).
“Kube yikota ekhuthazayo. Womabili amabhizinisi abagibeli nezimpahla akhombise ukukhula okuqinile, okuqiniswe ukuvuka komnotho, ”kusho u-Chief Executive Azmil Zahruddin.
Uthe isinxephezelo se-Airbus besuselwa ekubambezelweni kokulethwa kwezindiza eziyisithupha ze-A380 kusuka ngo-2007 kuya ngasekupheleni kuka-2011. I-Airbus muva nje ibambezele ukulethwa engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka ka-2012 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kunxeshezelwe ngaphezulu, usho kanjalo.
U-Azmil uthe inkampani ephethe uhulumeni ilindele ukulahlekelwa yi-ringgit engu-15 million ($ 4.7 million) ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwezindiza ngenyanga eyedlule lapho iningi lezikhumulo zezindiza zase-Europe bezivaliwe isonto lonke ngenxa yefu lomlotha lentaba-mlilo.
Uthe unethemba ngamathuba okukhula kwezindiza kodwa ubona unyaka “oyinselelo enkulu” uma kubhekwa izindleko ezinyukayo zikaphethiloli kanti imali engenayo kumgibeli ngamunye isalokhu iphansi.
Izindleko zikaphethiloli zeJet sezidubule amaphesenti angama-55 kusuka onyakeni owedlule kuya kuma- $ 85 emgqonyeni ngekota yokuqala, okuholele ekukhuleni kwamaphesenti angama-42 ezindlekweni zikaphethiloli ezindizeni kuya ku-1 billion ringgit ($ 311 million), esho.
"Yize uphethiloli uhlala ungaguquki, abaqageli babuyile, bashayela amanani phezulu," esho. Inkampani yezindiza ibiyele amaphesenti angama-60 ezidingo zikaphethiloli zalo nyaka namaphesenti angama-40 ngo-2011 cishe kuma- $ 100 emgqonyeni, esho.
Isithwali sikahulumeni sabika inzuzo engama-490 million ye-ringgit ($ 153 million) ngonyaka owedlule, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuzuza ngezivumelwano zokubiyela uphethiloli.
I-International Air Transport Association yehlise ngesibalo isibikezelo sayo sokulahlekelwa yimboni yezindiza ngo-2010 yaya ezigidini ezingama- $ 2.8, kanti abathwali base-Asia nabaseLatin America bahole ukululama okunamandla ngokumangazayo kusukela ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule. Iphinde yehlisa isilinganiso sayo sokulahleka sika-2009 saba ngu- $ 9.4 billion kusuka ku- $ 11 billion ngenxa yomhlangano wokuphela konyaka.
Ithi abathwali be-Asia Pacific bangaphinde babuye benze imali engu- $ 2.7 billion kulo nyaka, ngemuva kokulahleka ngo-2009.
