Airbus Soars in 2024 with Record Profits, Outperforming Boeing's Struggles
February 20, 2025
Airbus anticipates around 820 commercial aircraft deliveries in fiscal 2025, following the delivery of 766 aircraft in 2024.
Despite Airbus's current market dominance, challenges from shared suppliers like Latecoere and Spirit AeroSystems, which are struggling due to Boeing's issues, are impacting Airbus's production capabilities.
Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, confirmed that the company met its 2024 forecasts despite a challenging year, citing strong demand for their products and services.
In stark contrast, Boeing faced significant losses with a net loss of $11.82 billion in 2024, its largest since 2020, due to production quality issues and a lengthy strike.
Airbus announced positive annual results for the 2024 fiscal year on February 20, 2025, highlighting a strong performance compared to Boeing.
Airbus's revenue rose by 6% to €69.2 billion in 2024, reflecting robust growth in its core business of passenger transport aircraft.
In 2024, Airbus dominated the market, selling two-thirds of the aircraft globally, while Boeing's deliveries plummeted to 348 aircraft, the lowest since 2021.
In the space sector, Airbus faced challenges with a €300 million charge in Q4 2024 for its satellite division, leading to a total of €1.3 billion in provisions for the year.
The company reported a 12% increase in net profit to €4.2 billion, driven by strong demand for aircraft, nearly matching its record performance in 2022.
Operational profit rose by 15% in 2024, totaling €5.3 billion, although adjusted profit, excluding program provision charges, fell by 8% to €5.35 billion.
Airbus's Board of Directors will propose a 2024 dividend of 2.00 euros per share, an increase from last year's 1.80 euros per share, along with a special dividend of 1.00 euro per share.
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