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ACE Aviation reports lower profit for third quarter.

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Canada's ACE Aviation, the parent company of Air Canada, has reported a decrease of 62% in its third quarter profit.

The company said that the decrease was partly due to a charge related to the redemption of points

at its Aeroplan customer loyalty programme. ACE reported that its net income fell to CAD103m from CAD271m in the same period last year.

The third quarter result included a CAD102m charge related to Aeroplan and a CAD52m gain on the sale of 1.25m US Airways Group shares. There was also a loss of CAD3m from foreign exchange.

Furthermore, ACE reported a decrease to CAD305m in its operating income before special items, compared to CAD321m for the third quarter of 2005, with fuel expenses increasing by CAD87m or 13%.

The company also said its revenue was flat at CAD2.8bn, Reuters reported.

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