The Airbus logo was outside the Airbus facility in St. Nazil, France on November 7, 2023.
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airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday that if tariffs undermine the importing countries of European planners, delivery to their non-U.S. customers could be prioritized.
“We have a lot of demand for the rest of the world, so (if) we face a very difficult delivery to the United States, we can also adapt by providing delivery to other customers eager to get the plane.” CNBC’s Charlotte Charlotte Reed discusses the company’s Year-round results.
“These tariffs are imminent, we don’t know what they will be, and () what they will affect if and when we will come in. So we are ready to adapt to the corresponding adaptation.” U.S. President Donald Terr Trump’s Broad tariff threats Already Oppose China.
Despite this, Forrey stressed that Airbus has taken action in recent years not only to buy more from the United States, but also to sell a large number of aircraft and helicopters in the United States, but also to produce some of them locally.
These include large output sites for Alabama mobile devices, as well as two final assembly lines for the company’s A220 and A320 family jets, and have built another U.S. line under construction in the domestic market for building the A320 and A321.
Many large U.S. operators are Airbus customers, including American Airlines,,,,, delta,,,,, Unity and JetBlue.
“So we have a lot of potential flexibility,” Ferry said of Potential responsibilitythe details are still uncertain.
“We believe in this industry – a North American ecosystem with many interdependencies – tariffs hurt both sides. So, I hope, I believe, we are not affected by tariffs.”
Ferry said the European strategy maker reached a target of about 820 aircraft delivery in 2025, “despite uncertainty to clarify what we think we have no tariffs to deliver this year.”
Meanwhile, Airbus is still plagued by numerous supply chain problems that limit its ability to increase production and order orders through it to order more than 8,000 jets.
The company reported an annual revenue growth of 6% earlier on Thursday, but in 2024, the company’s annual revenue grew by 6% but adjusted operating profit fell 8% to €5.35 billion ($5.59 billion) ).
The company’s defense and space sectors lost €656 million in profits throughout the year.
Faury told CNBC that in competition with players such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and past investments in technology that prove difficult, space is “a region we are suffering.”
“We underestimate the risks compared to reality,” Forrey said, adding that the company is reorganizing the division and working on solving existing problems.
Despite challenges, Airbus’ annual results boost its strength in the crisis hitting U.S. competitors Boeingwhich one Report annual losses US$11.83 billion in 2024.
