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First day of Paris Air Show sees Airbus get orders for 132 aircraft from two Saudi companies, Poland’s LOT and Japan’s ANA

Bankinter | Airbus announced yesterday several orders for 132 cargo and passenger aircraft on the first day of the Paris Air Show being held this week, from Saudi leasing company AviLease (40 aircraft of various models, which could be expanded in the future), Riyadh Air (25), Polish airline LOT (27) and Japanese airline ANA(40). Analysis team’s view: Good news on orders, although the company’s main challenge remains to speed up…


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Consolidation key for European space sector: Airbus, Thales and Leonardo in talks to create agreements in satellite divisions

Morgan Stanley | Europe is under increasing pressure to upgrade its space capabilities, with more investment needed if it wants to reduce its high dependence on players such as SpaceX. In the report, analyst Terence Tsui discusses the CAPEX implications if the current European IRIS2 plan were to increase from 300 satellites for the next decade to more than 1,000 units at a cost of €10-50 billion. Overall, this would…


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Airbus production totals 217 units through April, year-to-date increase of 7%, in line with guidance for full year

Morgan Stanley | Although April deliveries (56) represent a slowdown in annual delivery growth (192, down 5%), if we take into account the 25 aircraft that management pointed out at the AGM in mid-April, production totals 217 units, representing 7% growth year-on-year and in line with guidance for the full year. Regarding tariffs, management’s message that the current guidance may already be reflecting the direct impact of tariffs (i.e., returning…


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Airbus closes agreement to acquire certain assets of Spirit AeroSystems

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The aerospace and defence company closed a deal to acquire certain assets of Spirit AeroSystems, completing a key part of the struggling supplier’s split with Boeing. The transaction is expected to close in 3Q25, pending regulatory approvals. Airbus will provide Spirit with a $200 million interest-free credit facility to ensure the continuity of its programmes, while it will receive a $439 million payment from Spirit as compensation. The…


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Airbus delivers 71 aircraft and registers 211 gross orders in March

Deutsche Bank | Airbus (ABS) has released its orders and deliveries for March 2025. The company delivered 71 aircraft and recorded 211 gross orders, delivering a total of 136 aircraft in the first quarter of 2025. March 2025 deliveries are the highest in any March since 2022, supporting the view that Airbus’ industrial performance is improving. This could bode well for the rest of the year, if tariffs do not…


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Airbus delivers 64 aircraft in March, 129 in Q1, below guidance but better than expected

Morgan Stanley | According to the latest data from Cirium (an aviation data provider), Airbus delivered 64 aircraft in March (up 60% month-on-month and 2% year-on-year), accumulating a total of 129 in Q1 2025, which is below full-year guidance but better than expected, both by Ross Law (analyst) and the consensus (127). In fact, Law believes that the number of deliveries may be higher if we take into account the…


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Airbus: solid demand, strong financial position and long-term growth potential

Bankinter | We revise estimates and recommendation. Solid demand and good financial position. We are upgrading our recommendation from Buy (under review). We set our Target Price: €171.5/share (from €127.8/share). Airbus has solid demand, long-term growth potential and a strong financial position. It is managing the two fronts that led to the profit warning in mid-2024: supply chain difficulties and analysing strategic options for Space Programs. The targets for 2025…


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Airbus CEO says deliveries to non-US customers could be prioritised if tariffs disrupt imports

Link Securities | Airbus (AIR) CEO Guillaume Faury made it clear on Thursday that he could prioritise deliveries to non-US customers if tariffs disrupt the aircraft manufacturer’s imports into the United States, according to Bolsamanía. We have great demand from the rest of the world, so if we face very significant difficulties in delivering to the United States, we can also adapt by bringing forward deliveries to other customers who…


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Airbus Q4 2024 profit reaches €2,424 million -up 66% year-on-year- 269 commercial aircraft delivered and 171 helicopters contracted

Bankinter | Results meet expectations, ambitious 2025 targets. Some pressure remains on supply chains. Key figures from the results for Q4 2024 versus the company’s own consensus estimate: Sales €24,716 million (up 8% year-on-year) versus €24,678 million estimated. Adjusted EBIT of €2,556 million (up 15.8% year-on-year and €2,601 million expected); reported EBIT of €2,614 million (up 38% year-on-year versus €2,571 million expected) and net income of €2,424 million (up 66%…


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Airbus 2024 deliveries reach 766, practically meeting target of 770

Banc Sabadell: Airbus published last week that it delivered 123 aircraft during the month of December (versus 84 in November ’24 and 112 in December ’23), bringing total deliveries in 2024 to 766 (versus 735 in 2023, up 4%), practically meeting the target of delivering 770 aircraft this year (the company considers plus/minus 20 aircraft to be within the guidance range). In addition, a total of 99 new orders and…