Airbus maintains 2025 outlook as revenues rise to €47.4 billion

Airbus has reported higher revenues and earnings for the first nine months of 2025, supported by strong performance across its commercial aircraft, helicopter and defence businesses, while reaffirming its full-year guidance.

The aerospace group delivered 507 commercial aircraft between January and September, up from 497 in the same period last year. Revenues rose 7% year-on-year to €47.4 billion, with adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increasing to €4.1 billion from €2.8 billion in 2024.

Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said the results reflected solid performance across the group despite continued challenges in the operating environment. “Deliveries remain backloaded amid a complex and dynamic operating environment,” he said. “Meanwhile, we continue to expand our industrial capacity to support the commercial aircraft ramp-up.”

Faury also highlighted progress in Airbus’s space activities, noting efforts with Leonardo and Thales to consolidate their operations into a new European leader in the sector.

Airbus’s commercial aircraft division generated €33.9 billion in revenues, up 3% year-on-year, driven by higher deliveries and growth in services. The manufacturer booked 514 net aircraft orders during the period, leaving an order backlog of 8,665 aircraft at the end of September.

Airbus Helicopters reported revenues of €5.7 billion, up 16% from last year, with deliveries rising to 218 units. Defence and Space revenues grew 17% to €8.9 billion, supported by higher volumes across all business lines.

Adjusted EBIT for the commercial aircraft division stood at €3.3 billion, while the helicopter and defence businesses contributed €495 million and €420 million respectively.

Airbus said the A320 Family programme continues to ramp up towards a rate of 75 aircraft per month by 2027. The A220 programme has been revised to reach rate 12 in 2026, while the A330 is expected to reach rate 5 by 2029. The A350 is on track for rate 12 in 2028.

The company maintained its 2025 outlook, which now includes the impact of currently applicable tariffs. It expects to deliver around 820 commercial aircraft this year, achieve adjusted EBIT of around €7 billion, and generate free cash flow before customer financing of approximately €4.5 billion.

Airbus closed September with a gross cash position of €21.3 billion and a net cash position of €7 billion, down from €11.8 billion at the end of 2024.

In a post-closing development, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales signed a memorandum of understanding on 23 October to combine their space activities into a new joint venture. The partnership aims to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy in space and could become operational in 2027, subject to regulatory approvals