Planemaker Airbus has today posted a 49% slump in first-quarter adjusted operating profit to €281m as revenue dropped 15% to €10.631 billion amid the "gravest crisis the aerospace industry has ever known".
Europe's largest aerospace group also today reported a negative cashflow of €8.03 billion. This included a previously published record fine of €3.6 billion to settle bribery and corruption investigations in Britain, France and the US.
Planemakers, airlines and suppliers have been left reeling by the coronavirus pandemic, which has crippled passenger travel and catapulted major economies into recession.
Airbus suspended its profit outlook, scrapped its dividend and negotiated new commercial credit lines last month as the spread of