Airbus Annual Report, 2020
Commercial aircraft deliveries showed resilience and the year-on-year decline reflected the adverse market environment. 2020 still included a number of operational milestones.
Airbus delivered 566 commercial aircraft (2019: 863 aircraft) to 87 customers. A total of 446 A320 Family aircraft were delivered, including 431 NEO versions compared to 551 NEOs in 2019. Additionally, customers received 38 A220s, 19 A330s, 59 A350s and 4 A380s.
Net commercial aircraft orders totalled 268 (2019: 768 aircraft). The A320 Family order intake included 37 A321XLRs. At year-end, the total order backlog stood at 7,184 commercial aircraft across all product ranges compared to 7,482 at the end of 2019. Revenues decreased by 37% to € 34,250 million (2019: € 54,775 million), mainly reflecting the lower deliveries which declined by 297 aircraft year-on-year. EBIT Adjusted of € 618 million (2019: € 5,947 million) mainly reflected the lower aircraft deliveries and lower cost efficiency. It also included COVID-19 related charges. Research and Development expenses declined by 13% to € 2,436 million (2019: €2,816 million).
Operational developments
Commercial aircraft production rates were revised downwards during the year to reflect the new COVID-19 market environment. …….
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