A Lufthansa Airbus A340-313 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport before departure for Frankfurt on May 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Airbus shares fell 9% on Tuesday after the company said that Cut off their goals For 2024, including aircraft deliveries and earnings.
Airbus on Monday He said It now expects its adjusted earnings before interest and taxes to be about 5.5 billion euros ($5.9 billion), down from previous expectations. Previous estimate From 6.5 to 7 billion euros was confirmed on April 25.
The company said it now expects to deliver nearly 770 commercial aircraft this year, compared to a previous forecast of closer to 800. Airbus also delayed the target schedule for ramping up production of its A320 aircraft.
The company’s European-listed shares fell 9.17% at 8:27 am London time.
The company said the guidance cuts were partly related to supply chain issues in Airbus’ commercial aircraft business.
The company noted that “Airbus faces ongoing problems in the supply chain, especially in engines, airframes and cabin equipment.”
Airbus said it also faces additional costs in its space systems division. Airbus said it recognized the “commercial and technical challenges” in the business and therefore recorded charges of around 0.9 billion euros in the first half of 2024.
“These primarily relate to updated assumptions on timelines, workload, sources, risks and costs over the life of certain communications, navigation and surveillance programmes,” the company said.
Airbus’s semi-annual results are scheduled to be released on July 30.
Earlier this year, Airbus’s first-quarter operating profits were weaker than expected, with Chief Financial Officer Thomas Toepfer at the time telling CNBC that the company’s earnings were “not particularly strong.”
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