Airbus 2013 Annual Report Download - page 45

AIRBUS COMMERCIAL —
Single-aisle gross orders include 876 A320neo and 377
A320ceo family aircraft. Notably, Indonesia’s Lion Air placed
a rm order for 234 A320 aircraft, comprising 109 A320neos,
65A321neos and 60 A320ceos, becoming a new Airbus customer.
Strong ongoing market demand triggered a decision to increase
single-aisle aircraft production to 46 aircraft per month in 2016.
A total of 493 single-aisle aircraft were delivered during the
year (2012: 455). The A320 Family order backlog amounted
to 4,298 at the end of 2013, including 2,610 A320neo and
1,688A320ceo aircraft.
A330 UPGRADES LAUNCHED
The A330 continued to attract customer demand, supported by
the launch of new longer range and regional variants. Airbus
booked 77 gross A330 orders in 2013 and 69 net orders (2012:
82 gross, 58 net). With production increasing to the rate of 10 per
month, Airbus delivered a total of 108 A330 aircraft in 2013
(2012:103,including 2 A340s). The order backlog stood at
267aircraft at the end of 2013.
A380 IN SERIES PRODUCTION
With production being adapted to integrate the new wing rib feet
solution, Airbus delivered 25 A380s in 2013 (30 in 2012). British
Airways became a new operator, taking delivery of its rst A380
in July 2013.
Airbus received 50 A380 orders from Emirates Airline.
Additionally, Doric Lease Co. (now Amedeo) signed
a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of 20 A380s.
At the end of 2013, the A380 order backlog amounted to
182aircraft; 122 aircraft were already in service with ten airlines.
The programme remains on track to reach breakeven EBIT*
contribution in 2015 at the level of 30 deliveries per year.
A350 XWB MAKES INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS
The A350 XWB programme made signicant progress, with
a rst test ight in June 2013 and the second test aircraft making
its rst ight in October. At the end of the year the aircraft had
achieved some 800 ight hours. The ight test programme and
certication will require a total of 2,500 ight test hours.
Entry-into-service (EIS) is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2014.
The increasing effort to prepare for the industrial ramp-up and
a mature EIS triggered some higher costs in 2013.
With 239 gross orders, 230 net, in 2013 (2012: 40 gross, 27 net),
the total A350 XWB order backlog stood at 812 at the end of 2013.
OUTLOOK
As of 2014, the Airbus Military business is integrated
within the new Airbus Defence and Space Division
(see page 44), while Airbus Division remains fully
focused on the commercial aircraft business. In 2014,
Airbus is targeting commercial aircraft deliveries
at a similar level to 2013. Underlying protability
(EBIT* before one-off) should continue to improve.
Within the challenging A350 XWB programme,
management continues to focus its utmost attention
on achieving certication, preparing an efcient
series production ramp-up and securing rst
deliveries starting in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Airbus expects gross commercial aircraft orders
during the year to be above the level of deliveries.
AIRBUS COMMERCIAL
€ m 2013 2012(a) Change
Revenues 39,889 37,624 (a) +6%
R&D expenses 2,438 2,428(a) 0%
EBIT* 1,595 1,147(a) +39%
Order Intake 199,867 8 7, 28 3 (a) +12 9%
Order Book 627,113 505,333(a) +24%
By number
of aircraft 2013 2012 Change
Deliveries 626 588(1) +6%
Order Book 5,559 4,682 +19%
(1) Three A330s delivered on operating lease.
(a) 2012 gures are pro forma, amended with IAS 19 restatement
and perimeter change.
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ACHIEVING OUR GOALS — ANNUAL REVIEW 2013
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