Gross commercial aircraft orders totalled 886 (H1 2025: 494 aircraft) with net orders of 821 aircraft after cancellations (H1 2025: 402 aircraft). The order backlog amounted to 9,222 commercial aircraft at the end of June 2026.
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Airbus Helicopters registered net orders totalling 215 units (H1 2025: 171 units), with an order backlog of 1,108 units at the end of June 2026. Airbus Defence and Space saw very strong commercial momentum, with order intake value reaching € 9.3 billion (H1 2025: € 5.1 billion).
Consolidated revenues increased 12% year-on-year to € 33.2 billion (H1 2025: € 29.6 billion). A total of 351 commercial aircraft were delivered (H1 2025: 306 aircraft), comprising 44 A220s, 271 A320 Family, 10 A330s and 26 A350s. Revenues generated by Airbus’ commercial aircraft activities increased 15% to € 23.9 billion, mainly reflecting the higher deliveries and increased services, partially offset by the US dollar’s depreciation compared to H1 2025. Airbus Helicopters’ deliveries increased to 144 units (H1 2025: 138 units) with revenues broadly stable at € 3.7 billion, reflecting a less favourable delivery mix in the first half of 2026. Revenues at Airbus Defence and Space increased 9% year-on-year to € 6.3 billion, driven by higher volumes across all business units.
The A220 ramp-up is ongoing and the Company continues to target a monthly production rate of 13 aircraft in 2028. On the A320 Family, the Company continues to expect to reach a rate of between 70 and 75 aircraft a month by the end of 2027, stabilising at rate 75 thereafter. The Company continues to target rate 5 for the A330 programme in 2029 and rate 12 for the A350 programme in 2028.
Airbus Helicopters’ EBIT Adjusted totalled € 240 million (H1 2025: € 249 million), reflecting a solid performance from programmes, offset by higher R&D expenses.
Outlook
As the basis for its 2026 guidance, the Company assumes no additional disruptions to global trade or the world economy, air traffic, the supply chain, its internal operations, and its ability to deliver products and services.
Airbus targets to achieve in 2026:
- Around 870 commercial aircraft deliveries;
- EBIT Adjusted of around € 7.5 billion;
- Free Cash Flow before Customer Financing of around € 4.5 billion.