Airbus Helicopters revenue hits $1.8bn in first quarter
Call a (new) air ambulance: Airbus launched its H140, aimed at the EMS market, at Verticon this week.
Airbus has reported first quarter 2025 revenue growth of 10% year-over-year from its helicopters segment at €1.6bn ($1.8bn) owing to “solid performance from programmes and growth in services”.
The company delivered 51 helicopters during the quarter, one more than 50 in the same period of last year.
“Our Q1 results demonstrate the progress we are making on our priorities across the business. We are ramping up production in line with our plan but the delivery profile will be backloaded, reflecting the specific supply chain challenges we are facing this year,” said Guillaume Faury, CEO, Airbus.
The company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) also saw notable improvement of 10% year-on-year (YoY) to $88.3m.
In terms of new orders, the company logged 100 net orders in the first quarter spread across its portfolio. That took its total order book to $1.06bn – up 15%YoY from last year.
Commenting on the new orders, Faury, while speaking in the earnings call said that: “We are once again very pleased with a trust placed by our customers in our products and service as seen at Verticon 2025, which is the former Heli-Expo in the US During this year’s event, we announced 60 pre-firm orders and 55 commitments from customers worldwide from a variety of our platforms.”
The company also booked orders for its H140 model, a multi-mission helicopter which was introduced at the show.
“We continue to see positive momentum in both the civil and military markets for helicopters. And we remain focused on securing new business opportunities in both our home countries and on export markets,” said Faury on the company’s helicopters segment outlook.
He also announced that the company’s H160 model received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China earlier this month, allowing deliveries to begin in China.
Overall, on a cumulative basis, Airbus reported 6% YoY increase in revenues clocking in at $15.3bn while improving the EBIT by 8% to $706.5m.
