2023 Airbus Annual Report
Read the full reportShaping the future
In 2023, we recorded strong order intake across all our businesses and delivered on our commitments despite a complex operating environment. The Company remained dedicated to achieving the operational and strategic goals that support our purpose. We further focused on shaping the future by continuing our industrial transformation and progressing with our decarbonisation journey and innovation strategy.
We pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.
Airbus highlights 2023
Airbus in motion
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2023 Highlights Corporate (English)
2023 Highlights Corporate (English)
In 2023, driven by strong demand for air travel, we at Airbus, performed for our customers today and continued to transform our company, pioneering, innovating, developing technologies to deliver a sustainable future for aerospace.
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2023 Highlights Commercial Aircraft (English)
2023 Highlights Commercial Aircraft (English)
2023 was a year of progress to connect today and tomorrow. We served our customers with our product line of commercial aircraft and took major steps towards our decarbonisation journey. Check out some of the highlights of 2023, another year defined by the pioneering values of our employees, partners and customers.
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2023 Highlights Helicopters (English)
2023 Highlights Helicopters (English)
In 2023, the Airbus Helicopters teams delivered on their commitment to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. Sharing our passion for vertical flight, we continued our journey to improve our current helicopter solutions and design tomorrow’s ones. Check out some of our key achievements to make our customers' missions possible.
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2023 Highlights Defence and Space (English)
2023 Highlights Defence and Space (English)
Watch our Airbus Defence and Space 2023 highlights. From enabling the protection of Europe's eastern front and developing innovative solutions for fighting wildfires to preparing a sustained human presence on the Moon and exploring new frontiers in our solar system, we've been working for those who make the world a safer place. Hit play for a look at our busy 2023.
2023 at a glance
Financial
Revenues
(€ million)
65,446
(2022: 58,763)
EBIT Adjusted
(€ million)
5,838
(2022: 5,627)
Reported earnings per share
(€)
4.80
(2022: 5.40)
Order intake
(€ million)
186,493
(2022: 82,521)
Non-Financial
Total energy consumption
(GWh)
3,646
(Excluding electricity generated by CHP on site for own use)
Scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions
(ktons CO2e)
645
(Market-based)
Ethics & Compliance e-learning sessions
525,280
(1 Oct. 2022 to 30 Sept. 2023)
Number of employees
147,893
(End 2022: 134,267)
CEO interview
Guillaume Faury
Chief Executive Officer
It was a year of progress in areas vital for preparing our future, including the production ramp-up, transforming the industrial set-up and pushing forward with our sustainability priorities.
Pioneering sustainable aerospace
Airbus’ purpose is to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company is aware of its responsibility to society and future generations, and contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through its core business and how it operates. The Company approaches sustainability by striving to respect the planet, being committed to valuing people, and enabling prosperity. These guiding principles are embedded in its operations and activities.
Sustainability progress
Our purpose in action
Airbus’ talented employees are shaping the future. Meet four employees whose dedicated work to bring innovative products and solutions to life contributes to our purpose of pioneering sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.
Lucie Chapirot-Sarda
Lead Flight Test Engineer
The production ramp-up is key for the Company’s future and keeps Airbus’ flight test teams busy. With over 20 years of experience, Lead Flight Test Engineer Lucie Chapirot-Sarda is a familiar face in the cockpit during the hundreds of production test flights and customer acceptance flights that Airbus conducts each year.
Thomas Philippe
UAS Programme Manager
The renewed instability of our world has proven the value of combining manned and unmanned aerial assets in complex military operations. In this context, the VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) is a major asset that complements what our helicopters can already achieve in an operational environment. Thomas Philippe has been overseeing the development of the VSR700.
Yvonne Wittke
Senior Project Manager
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is one of the most important European defence programmes of the coming decades. Senior Project Manager Yvonne Wittke leads the development of the ‘Loyal Wingman’ drone platforms at Airbus. Within the FCAS, these unmanned, remotely piloted vehicles will be controlled by manned combat aircraft such as the Eurofighter and the New Generation Fighter.
Cyril Cavel
Former JUICE Project Manager
During its four-year mission around Jupiter and its icy moons, JUICE spacecraft’s observations will enable scientists to answer questions about deep habitats on ocean worlds and better understand the emergence of life. Cyril Cavel was JUICE Project Manager before moving on to a new mission at Airbus after the spacecraft’s launch.
Operational review
Airbus
2023 key events
• Deliveries rise 11% to 735 aircraft
• Record order intake
• Industrial system advances
• A321XLR progresses towards certification
Commercial aircraft orders and deliveries rose year-on-year, with a solid increase in revenues and underlying earnings. 2023 included a number of operational and sustainability milestones.
Key figures
Deliveries
(units)
735
(2022: 661(1))
Net order intake
(units)
2,094
(2022: 820)
Revenues
(€ million)
47,763
(2022: 41,428)
EBIT Adjusted
(€ million)
4,818
(2022: 4,600)
(1) After a reduction of two aircraft previously recorded as sold in December 2021 for which a transfer was not possible due to international sanctions against Russia.
Airbus Helicopters
2023 key events
• Book-to-bill above 1
• Delivery of 346 helicopters
• FAA certifies the H160
• Progress with decarbonisation roadmap
The Division delivered a solid performance, both in terms of order intake and earnings. There were various operational achievements for new products and decarbonisation initiatives.
Key figures
Deliveries
(units)
346
(2022: 344)
Net order intake
(units)
393
(2022: 362)
Revenues
(€ million)
7,337
(2022: 7,048)
EBIT Adjusted
(€ million)
735
(2022: 639)
Airbus Defence and Space
2023 key events
• Strong order inflow, book-to-bill around 1.4
• Major contracts for military aircraft
• Transformation plan initiated
• JUICE spacecraft launched
The Division achieved record order intake during the year while earnings reflected charges recorded for certain Space programmes. There were various operational and sustainability achievements.
Key figures
Net order intake
(€ million)
15,701
(2022: 13,660)
Order book
(€ million)
42,195
(2022: 38,426)
Revenues
(€ million)
11,495
(2022: 11,259)
EBIT Adjusted
(€ million)
229
(2022: 384)
