Airbus posts 1Q performance: European jet maker Airbus delivered a total of 136 commercial units in 1Q 2025 — a 4% decrease, based on our calculations, from the company’s 142 units delivered in 1Q 2024. The deliveries included 106 units of the A320 family, 14 A220s, nine A350s, and four A330s.

Airbus beats Boeing once again: Boeing delivered a total of 130 commercial units in 1Q2025, marking a 56.7% y-o-y increase, by our calculation, from the 83 jets the company delivered in 2024’s 1Q. Despite the surge in Boeing’s deliveries, Airbus still edged out the US-based manufacturers with about six more deliveries.

On the financial front: The company’s net income saw a 33% y-o-y increase to EUR 793 mn in 1Q 2025, according to its earnings release (pdf). Revenues in 1Q also climbed to EUR 13.5, a 6% y-o-y increase. Revenues generated by Airbus' commercial aircraft activities increased 4% y-o-y to EUR 9.5 bn during the same period, largely driven by a stable environment for foreign exchange that balanced out the low delivery rate.

Trump wants to make American movies great again: US President Donald Trump is set to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-produced films sent to the US in what he described as a matter of “national security,” Reuters reports, citing a post by Trump on Truth Social. Trump said that incentives other countries are offering filmmakers are part of “a concerted effort,” making them a “national security threat” and “propaganda.”

Details are scarce: It remains unclear whether the levies would apply to films on streaming services or in theaters, or whether they would be calculated based on production costs or revenues. No timeline or details about the tariff have been disclosed.

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