Airbus: Increase Rapidly in 2006

While work on the completion of the financial results is still ongoing, it is estimated that Airbus will probably deliver a negative EBIT contribution for the full year of 2006, as EADS announced today.

 

Nevertheless, in 2006, Airbus continued to increase its deliveries to the highest level ever, while achieving its second best year ever in terms of sales numbers.

 

Airbus delivered 434 aircraft, leading to a turnover estimated at approx. 26 billion Euros. The 2006 deliveries include 339 Single Aisle Family aircraft, nine A300 Freighters and 86 wide-body long range airliners. Total deliveries now stand at 4,564 aircraft.

 

With 824 new gross orders, Airbus achieved its second best year in terms of sales. These orders make up for 44 per cent of the market, and include 673 Single Aisles, 134 A330s, A340s and A350s as well as 17 A380s. Net order intake stand at 790, making a 43 per cent share. Valued at US $ 75.1 billion at catalogue prices, the gross orders make for 40 percent of the total transaction values.

 

At the end of 2006, Airbus has a total of 2,533 aircraft on order still to be delivered, making for 51per cent of the backlog of aircraft above 100 seats. This is 17 per cent above the record backlog of last year and represents, at current very high production rates, five years of production. This is the highest backlog in the entire history of Airbus and of the aviation industry.