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Airbus for analysts

INTRODUCTION

Analysts need facts and figures at their fingertips in order to quickly assess the performance of a company in the marketplace. Here you will find the key details on Airbus – including turnover, numbers and types of aircraft ordered and delivered, market share and production outlook.

For additional information, visit the EADS Investor Relations section on the company's corporate website.

AIRBUS AND THE OXFORD ECONOMICS REPORT

An in-depth report published by the economic forecasting consultancy Oxford Economics highlights the positive global impact of air transportation. “Aviation: The Real World Wide Web” outlines the wide range of benefits that air transport – and industry partners such as Airbus – bring to economies and societies worldwide.

This report, issued in June 2009, also suggests that the world’s future prosperity may depend on a growing and thriving aviation industry, which currently supports nearly eight per cent of the world’s economy, and questions the environmental benefits and social impacts of limiting that growth.

Access an interactive pdf version of the Aviation: The Real World Wide Web report.

Airbus performance: 2011

Airbus continued its strong sales performance with a record 2011, which brought new commercial milestones as the company continued to meet robust industry demand for its product line of modern jetliners.

During the year, Airbus’ gross orders totaled 1,608, while net orders for the 12 months (taking cancellations into account) reached 1,419 – both representing new records.

The year’s business was paced by the A320neo (new engine option) variants, with major contracts coming from airlines and leasing companies that included AirAsia,
Aviation Lease and Finance Company, IndiGo, JetBlue, Qatar Airways, Republic Airways Holding, Spirit Airlines, TAM and Volaris.  
 
Powered by two new engine choices – the PW1100G PurePower from Pratt & Whitney and CFM International’s LEAP-X – the A320neo series will deliver additional fuel savings, range and payload capabilities for the efficient A320 product line.

Bookings in 2011 brought total orders for the A320neo Family to 1,256 from 23 customers, while overall sales for the complete A320 Family stood at 8,292 aircraft as of December 31, 2011 – clearly confirming this Airbus single-aisle product line’s position as an industry best-seller. 

The A380 order volume expanded in 2011 with contracts for 29 more aircraft.  New customers were Hong Kong Airlines, which ordered 10; along with Asiana Airlines of South Korea and Japan’s Skymark Airlines, acquiring six aircraft each.  Repeat orders during the year were received from Qatar Airways (for five A380s) and Lufthansa (with two more).

A total of 99 orders were logged for the A330 Family in 2011, along with 10 for the next-generation A350.

With a record 534 deliveries in 2011, the Airbus backlog as of December 31 stood at 4,437 aircraft, consisting of 3,345 A320 Family jetliners, 906 A330/A340/A350 aircraft and 186 A380s.

Airbus 2011-2030 Global Market Forecast

With its Global Market Forecast (GMF) for 2011-2030, Airbus projects that air traffic worldwide will more than double over the coming two decades, boosted largely by greater accessibility to flight services in both emerging and traditional markets.

According to this GMF, released in September 2011, more than 26,900 new passenger jetliners will be needed to meet the rising demand – representing a market value of $3.2 trillion. Of this total, some 10,500 aircraft from the existing global fleet will be replaced by more eco-efficient models – such as Airbus’ A320neo (new engine option) and the next-generation A350 XWB.

Over the next 20 years, nearly 19,200 new aircraft are expected to be delivered for the single-aisle market segment – which is covered by Airbus’ best-selling A320 Family and A320neo. During this same timeframe, Airbus also foresees a demand for 6,425 new twin-aisle jetliners and 1,331 Very Large Aircraft (VLA) – both of which represent increases over previous company forecasts.

Factors driving demand for new aircraft include population growth with increasing wealth, emerging economies, a higher degree of urbanization and the increased number of “mega cities” (destinations with more than 10,000 daily long-haul passengers) projected by 2030. Additional drivers include the ongoing expansion of low-cost carriers, and the need to replace older aircraft with new eco-efficient models in established markets.

The 2011-2030 GMF predicts that the greatest demand for passenger aircraft will come from airlines in the United States, the People’s Republic of China and Germany. Overall, Europe is projected to receive 22 per cent of the total, with North America and Asia-Pacific taking 22 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively.

Access the latest Global Market Forecast in the Airbus website’s Company section.

ORDERS & DELIVERIES

With more than 11,000 aircraft ordered by international customers, Airbus is an undisputed world leader in the civil air transport marketplace.

 

Summary to 31st December 2011