Airbus reports Nine-Month (9m) 2021 results.

The highlights:

424 commercial aircraft delivered in 9m 2021

9m financials reflect deliveries as well as efforts on cost containment and competitiveness

Revenues € 35.2 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 3.4 billion

EBIT (reported) € 3.4 billion; EPS (reported) € 3.36

Free cash flow before M&A and customer financing € 2.3 billion

2021 guidance unchanged for commercial aircraft deliveries, updated for EBIT Adjustedand FCF before M&A and customer financing.

Airbus reported consolidated financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2021.

Gross commercial plane orders totalled 270 (9m 2020: 370 airplanes) with net orders of 133 aircraft after cancellations (9m 2020: 300 aircraft). The order backlog was 6,894 commercial aircraft on 30 September 2021. 

Airbus Helicopters booked 185 net orders (9m 2020: 143 units), including 10 helicopters of the Super Puma Family. 

Airbus Defence and Space’s order intake by value was € 10.1 billion (9m 2020: € 8.2 billion) with third quarter orders including 56 C-295 aircraft for India, two A-400Ms for Kazakhstan and support and spares contract renewals for the German and Spanish Eurofighter fleets.

The integral version of the report (10 pages) is attached to this AVIONEWS.