PARIS (Reuters) – French aerospace supplier Safran said on Wednesday it had seen the start of a recovery in the second quarter following the coronavirus crisis, but kept its outlook unchanged amid uncertainty over air traffic in the second half.
Safran, which co-produces jet engines for the Boeing 737 MAX family and competes with Pratt & Whitney to power the Airbus A320neo, said first-half recurring operating income fell 30.4% to 659 million euros on revenue down 21.6% to 6.876 billion.
Widely watched civil aftermarket revenue fell 25.5% in dollar terms, it said in a half-yearly statement.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher; editing by David Evans)
