Airbus’ profit in the first quarter of 2022 was 1.22 billion euros, compared to 362 million euros in the same period of 2021. It therefore more than tripled in one year despite the effect of sanctions against the Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. The European group, which delivered its results on Wednesday, said it had achieved a turnover of 12 billion euros, up 15% over one year.
Good results which “mainly reflect the increase in deliveries of commercial aircraft”. The aircraft manufacturer delivered 142 aircraft between the start of the year and the end of March, compared to 125 during the same period in 2021.
A monthly production that must increase
After a complicated period during the health crisis, the industrial giant is showing optimism in the long term. In particular, it plans to move to monthly production of 75 A320 Family aircraft by 2025, up from 45 at the end of last year.
“We anticipate continued growth in demand for commercial aircraft driven by the A320 Family. Consequently, we are working closely with our industrial partners in order to increase the production rate of the A320 family to reach 75 copies per month in 2025”, indicated in a press release Guillaume Faury, the boss of Airbus who plans to deliver 720. had this year.