Planemaker Airbus maintains forecasts as core profit rises By Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus posted higher first-quarter core earnings on Thursday but kept forecasts unchanged as its chief executive warned of uncertainty while the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. The world's largest commercial jetmaker said adjusted operating profit rose 147% to 694 million euros ($841.6 million), led by its commercial jet and helicopter activities, as revenue slipped 2% to 10.46 billion euros. The figures were slightly ahead of a company-compiled consensus of analyst predictions and reflect higher aircraft deliveries, as well as an ongoing restructuring project triggered by the heavy impact of the pandemic on air travel. "The first...
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