Security and transport specialist Westminster (LON:WSG) is committed to delivering on targets and hopes to become monthly cash-flow positive in the next 12 months.
The Ebola crisis, now greatly reduced, did hit airport security operations in West Africa, and the operating loss for the six months can be wholly attributable to the infection, it said.
However, the airport contract has been generating positive monthly EBITDA since February 2015.
The other focus has been establishing a new managed services 21 year ferry project, which has also thrown up unexpected costs and delays.
Chief executive Peter Fowler said: "We are looking forward to launching our ferry service and maximising the mutual benefit that this new transport link and the established airport traffic will achieve when working in tandem.
"The prop shaft is now repaired and will be transported back in-country on the first available governmental flight which is scheduled to leave on 6 October."
He added that the group's internal calculations showed revenues from these two operations alone would allow the group to operate on a monthly cash flow positive basis within the next 12 months, assuming the recovery in airport traffic continues at this pace to pre Ebola levels.
This shows considerable upside potential from the many large scale project opportunities the company says it is pursuing.
Revenues to June 30 fell to £1.93mln compared to £2.23mln in the same period of 2014 due to the impact of Ebola crisis on airport passenger numbers of around £0.9mln.
The loss before tax was £1mln compared to a loss of £939,000 last year, however the loss per share was reduced to 1.83p (2014: 1.95p).
The cash balance at the end of the period was higher at £0.41mln compared £0.16mln at the same time in 2014.
Looking ahead, Fowler said: "We look forward to launching the ferry service and developing the passenger flow that the ferry and the airport services can deliver for their mutual benefit.
"Conditions are improving in-country and the carriers, and in turn the passengers, are returning to the region. We anticipate that we will see this number reach pre-Ebola crisis levels before too long. We see both these projects and a lower overhead level as a key strategy in getting to cash positive in 2016."