Airbus
Aerospace and defence · Netherlands
Airbus builds commercial airliners, helicopters, military aircraft and satellites, selling them to airlines, lessors and governments and earning more from services after delivery.
What makes it different
Airlines have ordered thousands of planes it has not yet built.
8,754Commercial aircraft on orderFY2025
A long order book gives Airbus years of visibility before delivery.
How big it is
How big is Airbus?
€73.42BRevenueFY2025
793Aircraft deliveredFY2025
165,294EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly commercial aircraft.
- Commercial aircraft70%€52.58B
- Defence and Space18%€13.41B
- Helicopters12%€8.97B
How the business works
Design it, assemble it, keep servicing it.
- 1Aircraft and space systems
- 2Supplier parts, final assembly
- 3Support after delivery
Airbus integrates parts made elsewhere and keeps earning after delivery.
Who owns it
- French State (via Sogepa)10.83%
- German State (via GZBV, a KfW subsidiary)10.82%
- Spanish State (via SEPI)4.08%
CEO: Guillaume Faury
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1972First A300B1 flight
- 1992Eurocopter formed
- 2000EADS created and listed
- 2001Airbus becomes a full subsidiary
- 2006Buys BAE Systems' 20% of Airbus
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Airbus's own reports.
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What Airbus tracks23 metrics
Commercial aircraft delivered
Helicopters delivered
Net commercial aircraft orders
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from6 regions
Europe
Asia-Pacific
North America
The full timeline16 moments
2017
2024
2025
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