Reuters reported on Airbus' letter to employees about damages and future crises.

Airbus management has urged employees to prepare for "new crises," Reuters reports , citing an internal letter from the company's CEO, Guillaume Faury.

He recalled that the manufacturer had already suffered some damage last year, a situation "exacerbated by the confrontation between the US and China." However, Faury emphasized that Airbus had achieved "good results despite the trade disputes."

"The beginning of 2026 is marked by an unprecedented number of crises and troubling geopolitical events. We must act in a spirit of solidarity and self-sufficiency," the letter states.

Airbus itself told the agency it does not comment on internal correspondence. However, in a memo distributed amid disagreements between Washington and its allies over Greenland and NATO, Faury noted that trade tensions have already caused significant collateral damage to the company's logistics and finances, the article states.

Airbus is one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, formed in the late 1960s through the merger of several European aircraft manufacturers. It produces passenger, cargo, and military transport aircraft.

In December, Faury stated that American Boeing could surpass Airbus in aircraft orders for the first time in six years. Prior to this, Boeing reported that from January to November, it received orders (including cancellations) for 908 aircraft, while Airbus received 700.

In mid-January, Reuters reported that Boeing had indeed achieved record deliveries and surpassed Airbus in orders. Boeing aircraft deliveries in 2025 increased by 72%, and Boeing's orders (including cancellations) exceeded Airbus's for the first time since 2018—1,075 versus 889.

Last spring, US President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs. This prompted China to retaliate  , imposing restrictions on the export of rare earth elements, which are crucial for aviation and high-tech manufacturing. Washington later temporarily froze the export of engines and other key components to China . American parts are used, among other things, in the production of Airbus aircraft, which are assembled in China.

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