Rotorcraft
Airbus Seeks To Boost Output and Performance
Rotorcraft accounted for the strongest earnings growth across the Airbus group
Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters arrives at Heli-Expo on a rising tide of demand across its rotorcraft portfolio.

Last year saw Airbus Helicopters logging encouraging—and hopefully sustainable—levels of growth with net orders rising by just over 8 percent to 393. Announced as part of the European aerospace and defense group's 2023 financial results on February 15, the company said the new business was spread across all its helicopter programs and amounted to a book-to-bill ratio above one, both in terms of units and value.

Revenues for the division were 6 percent up at €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion). More impressively, its earnings showed the highest rate of increase among all Airbus business units, climbing by 19 percent to €307 million.