sentences:  After the severe contraction forced upon it by the early 1970s' oil crisis, the company's core scheduled operation was growing again with new widebodied aircraft and routes being added and schedules being expanded.Business was booming with planes being fuller than at any time in the firm's history.The airline recorded a pre-tax profit of £12.2 million during its 1977/78 financial year to 31 October 1978.