Commercial update Global Investor Forum. John Leahy, COO Customers, Airbus London, 12 th December 2013

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Commercial update Global Investor Forum John Leahy, COO Customers, Airbus London, 12 th December 2013

Safe Harbour Statement Disclaimer This presentation includes forward-looking statements. Words such as anticipates, believes, estimates, expects, intends, plans, projects, may and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements made about strategy, ramp-up and delivery schedules, introduction of new products and services and market expectations, as well as statements regarding future performance and outlook. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to: Changes in general economic, political or market conditions, including the cyclical nature of some of EADS businesses; Significant disruptions in air travel (including as a result of terrorist attacks); Currency exchange rate fluctuations, in particular between the Euro and the U.S. dollar; The successful execution of internal performance plans, including cost reduction and productivity efforts; Product performance risks, as well as programme development and management risks; Customer, supplier and subcontractor performance or contract negotiations, including financing issues; Competition and consolidation in the aerospace and defence industry; Significant collective bargaining labour disputes; The outcome of political and legal processes, including the availability of government financing for certain programmes and the size of defence and space procurement budgets; Research and development costs in connection with new products; Legal, financial and governmental risks related to international transactions; Legal and investigatory proceedings and other economic, political and technological risks and uncertainties. As a result, EADS actual results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could cause future results to differ from such forward-looking statements, see EADS Registration Document dated 3 April 2013. Any forward-looking statement contained in this presentation speaks as of the date of this presentation. EADS undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements in light of new information, future events or otherwise.

2013 Airbus and Boeing world market share Net order share since 1995 100 80 60 Boeing 82% Airbus 56% 1,314 aircraft 40 20 Airbus 18% 0 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Boeing 44% 1,037 aircraft NOV Data to end November 2013

2013 gross market share Units Revenues Airbus 1373 53% Boeing 1212 47% Airbus $196.0 53% Boeing $173.1 47% 2585 industry orders $369.1bn industry Data to end November 2013

2013 market share by category - gross Single aisle 2,030 orders Widebody 545 orders VLA 10 orders A320 737 1089 54% 941 46% A330 A350 284 52% 261 48% 767 777 787 A380 747-8 10 100% ACJ 3 50% BBJ 3 50% A350 236 59% 787 165 41% Data to end November 2013

2013 net market share Units Revenues Airbus 1314 56% Boeing 1037 44% Airbus $188.1 55% Boeing $155.0 45% 2351 industry orders $343.1bn industry Data to end November 2013

2013 market share by category - net Single aisle 1825 orders Widebody 524 orders VLA 2 orders A320 737 1045 57% 780 43% A330 A350 272 52% 252 48% 767 777 787 A380 747-8 -3 5 100% ACJ 0 BBJ 3 100% A350 232 59% 787 164 41% Data to end November 2013

Delivery comparison over the last 10 years Annual deliveries 800 600 Airbus Boeing 400 200 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Nov. Most deliveries from 2003 to 2011 Data to end November 2013

Backlogs Airbus A320ceo 1,706 A320neo 2,523 A330 251 A350 814 A380 140 Total 5,434 Boeing 737NG 1,817 737 MAX 1,639 767 48 787 909 777 363 747 54 Total 4,830 To end November 2013

2013 Airbus order backlog by region Airbus backlog and GMF North America 13% Europe & CIS 19% Lessors 18% Latin America 7% Africa 1% 3% Middle East 8% Asia Pacific 33% Backlog of 5,393 aircraft To end November 2013 Corporate, MRTT and undisclosed 1%

Global Market Forecast 2013: Highlights GMF 2013 key numbers and 20-year change World Fleet Forecast 2012 2032 % Change RPK (trillions) 5.5 13.9 151% Passenger aircraft fleet 16,094 33,651 109% New passenger aircraft deliveries 28,355 Dedicated freighters 1,645 2,905 77% New freighter aircraft deliveries 871 20 year forecast: 29,226 new aircraft, market value $4.4 trillion Source: Airbus 2013 GMF, Passenger aircraft ( 100 seats), Jet freight aircraft (>10 tons)

20-year demand for 29,226 new passenger and freight aircraft 20,242 single-aisles GMF 2012 + 724 7,273 twin-aisles + 299 1,711 very large aircraft + 5 29,226 new aircraft +1,028 Market value of $4.4 trillion Source: Airbus 2013 GMF, Passenger aircraft ( 100 seats), Jet freight aircraft (>10 tons)

Traffic will double in the next 15 years World annual RPK (trillion) ICAO total traffic Airbus GMF 2013 2012-2032 4.7% 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Air traffic has doubled every 15 years 2012-2022 5.1% 2022-2032 4.4% Air traffic will double in the next 15 years 0 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 2032

Global Middle Class to more than double Global Middle Class* (Millions of people) 5,211 x 2.4 5,000 4,000 3,576 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2,228 1,288 2,616 4,283 675 698 675 265 262 253 2012 2022 2032 7,100 7,800 8,400 32% 46% 62% Asia-Pacific & other Europe & CIS North America World Population % of world population Source: Kharas and Gertz (OECD), Airbus: * Households with daily expenditures between $10 and $100 per person (at PPP)

Asia-Pacific to lead in world traffic by 2032 RPK traffic by airline domicile (billions) 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 % of 2012 world RPK 20-year growth % of 2032 world RPK Asia-Pacific 2012 traffic 2012-2032 traffic 29% 5.5% 34% Europe 26% 3.8% 22% North America 25% 3.0% 18% Middle East Latin America CIS 20-year world annual traffic growth 4.7% 8% 5% 4% 7.1% 6.0% 5.8% 12% 7% 4% Africa 3% 5.1% 3%

Domestic PRC will be the largest flow in 2032 Domestic PRC Domestic USA Intra Western Europe Western Europe - USA Asia - Western Europe Domestic India Asia - PRC Domestic Brazil Intra Asia Western Europe - Middle East Western Europe - South America Domestic Asia Asia - Middle East Western Europe - PRC Indian Sub - Middle East Asia - USA PRC - USA Central Europe - Western Europe South America - USA Indian Sub - USA 2012 2032 Billions RPK 20-year CAGR 2012 2032 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 7.0% 1.9% 2.9% 3.0% 4.3% 9.8% 6.2% 7.0% 6.1% 4.8% 4.8% 5.7% 8.0% 5.7% 6.1% 4.2% 6.5% 5.9% 5.3% 6.6%

More new fliers from the emerging markets Trips* per capita over GDP per capital 2012 10 China 0.26 trip per capita 1 India - 2032 0.25 trips per capita 0.1 India 0.05 trips per capita 0.01 China - 2032 0.95 trips per capita United Kingdom 1.91 trips per capita 2/3 People in emerging countries will take a trip a year in 2032 0.001 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 2012 GDP per capita ($US) Source: Sabre (annualized September 2012 data), IHS Global Insight, Airbus * Passengers originating from respective country

Over 10,000 A320 Family sales 10,076 firm orders 5,847 deliveries 4,229 firm order backlog 1,706 ceo 2,523 neo A take-off or landing every 2 seconds, with 99.6% reliability Commercail data to end November 2013 In-Service data Summer 2013 a

A320neo: Featuring new engines and Sharklets 15% lower fuel burn, more range High commonality with A320ceo The most comfortable single aisle

A320neo additional benefits Annual fuel savings of 15% equate to: 1.4 m litres, the consumption of 1000 mid size cars 3,600 tonnes of CO2, the CO2 absorption of 240,000 trees NOx emissions 50% below CAEP/6 500nm more range or 2 tonnes more payload Aircraft noise up to 15dB below Stage IV Significant environmental improvements

NEO leads the MAX in orders and customers A320neo 737 MAX 2,523 1,639 45 customers orders 61% orders 39% 21 identified customers plus unidentified customers NEO is the preferred market option Data to end November 2013

A320neo: Worldwide sales success 150 16 30 50 30 130 60 80 40 40 50 30 40 45 33 20 100 100 32 3 100 10 75 36 30 4 57 85 10 50 8 150 72 37 12 20 264 174 25 30 10 20 22 10 78 2,523 Firm orders from 45 customers Data to end November 2013

A320neo is a better optimised aircraft 737NG CFM56-7B 737 MAX Leap-1B Fan diameter 69 A320ceo CFM56-5B A320neo Leap-1A26 / PW1127G-JM Fan diameter 78 ~81 61 69 81 68 By pass ratio: 12 By pass ratio: 9 OWE: +1.8 tonnes OWE: +3.2 tonnes With apples-to-apples specifications the A320 and 737-800W have the same OWE A320neo will be 1.4 tonnes lighter than the 737 MAX

Airbus widebody Family: matching market demands

Twin-aisles: 43% of value Value of 20-year new deliveries of passenger and freighter aircraft (Millions) $2,000 $1,500 $1,800 $1,900 $1,000 $700 $500 $0 % value % units Single-aisle Twin aisle Very Large Aircraft 41% 43% 16% 69% 25% 6% Passenger aircraft ( 100 seats) and jet freight aircraft (>10 tons) Source: Airbus GMF 2013

Airbus leads Boeing in widebody sales Net passenger widebody orders since 2008 Including orders from Dubai Airshow 500 400 494 440 382 300 200 100 0 195 70 53 45 20 A380 A350 A330 787 767 777 777X 747-8 1004 Airbus orders 695 Boeing orders Net orders from Jan 2008 to end November 2013.

Airbus leads Boeing in widebody sales Net passenger widebody orders since 2008 Including orders and commitments from Dubai Airshow 500 400 497 443 382 300 200 100 0 259 195 120 53 20 A380 A350 A330 787 767 777 777X 747-8 1060 Airbus orders 909 Boeing orders Net orders from Jan 2008 to end November 2013

Airbus leads Boeing in widebody sales Net passenger and freighter widebody orders since 2008 Including orders and commitments from Dubai Airshow 500 400 497 417 430 300 200 100 0 259 195 120 97 9 A380 A350 A330 787 767 777 777X 747-8 1034 Airbus orders 990 Boeing orders Net orders from Jan 2008 to end November 2013

Dubai Air Show orders and commitments 152 firm aircraft with a total value of $42 billion Emirates 50 A380 Etihad 50 A350-900/1000 36 A321/A320neo 1 A330-200F Qatar 5 A330-200F Libyan Wings 3 A350-900 4 A320neo Air Algerie 3 A330-200

A330 Family passes 1,000 deliveries A take-off or landing every 22 seconds 99.0% reliability 1,284 firm orders 1,033 deliveries 251 backlog To end November, 2013

242t A330-200 matches mature 787-8 range MADRID TOKYO NEW YO WASHINGTON DALLAS ORLANDO 787-8 7,350nm 246 pax ADDIS ABABA MAURITIUS A330-200 7,250nm 246 pax Pax weight = 95kg, JAR 3% flight profile, LRC, 200nm diversion 787-8 227.9t MTOW, A330-200 242t MTOW

12 hours in a 16.9-inch wide, 9-abreast 787-8 seat Boeing 787 6,000 ft cabin altitude Mood lighting State-of-the art IFE 18-inch aisle

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12 hours in an 18-inch wide, 8-abreast A330 seat Airbus A330 6,000 ft cabin altitude for over 9 hours Mood lighting State-of-the art IFE 19-inch aisle

A330-200: the lowest cost per seat 2,000 nm sector Cash operating cost per seat Datum Direct operating cost per seat Datum +4% COC per seat -8% DOC per seat Lease rates 787-8 $1.15m A330-200 $850k A330-200 242t 246 seats 787-8 228t 246 seats A330-200 242t 246 seats ~4% DOC advantage against 787-8 787-8 228t 246 seats 36 J, 210 Y 36 J, 210 Y 36 J, 210 Y 36 J, 210 Y 8-abreast 9-abreast 8-abreast 9-abreast Assumptions. All layouts to equivalent comfort standard. 2000nm sector, JAR 3%, 200nm diversion, fuel price 3 US$/Usg, Airbus Standard Economic rules

A330 Regional: the lowest cost per seat Lower operational weight (MTOW 199t other weights offered) Optimized thrust engine (68k) The lowest cost per seat regional aircraft Up-to-date cabin tailored for shorter ranges

A330 serving Asia s domestic and regional markets 2,700nm with 400 pax A330-300 @199t MTOW Beijing 6,100nm with 300 pax A330-300 @242t MTOW A330 versatility from long-haul to short-haul Assumptions: JAR 3%, 200nm diversion. 85% annual reliability winds, 3% track allowance

A330-300 Regional: the lowest cost per seat 2,000 nm sector Cash operating cost per seat Direct operating cost per seat Datum Datum +12% COC per seat DOC per seat Lease rates 787-9 $1.25m A330-300 $900k 787-9 197t 380 seats A330-300 199t 400 seats 24 J, 356 Y 24 J, 376 Y 9-abreast 9-abreast (Short range configuration) A330-300 199t 400 seats 787-9 197t 380 seats 24 J, 376 Y 24 J, 356 Y 9-abreast 9-abreast (Short range configuration) Assumptions. All layouts to equivalent comfort standard. 2000nm sector, JAR 3%, 200nm diversion, fuel price 3 US$/Usg, Airbus Standard Economic rules

A350 XWB 814 Firm orders 39 Customers 814 Backlog A350-900 Entry Into Service second half 2014 To end November 2013

A350 XWB for Japan Airlines 31 firm orders and 25 options 18 A350-900 and 13 A350-1000 Replaces 777 fleet. Value: $9.5 billion

A350 XWB strength A350-1000 A350-900 777-9X 777-300ER 777-8X 777-200LR 787-10 A350-800 787-9 787-8 Three models of latest generation aircraft Seven models of different generations A350 XWB: A step ahead of the 787, a generation beyond the 777

A350-900 capability versus 787-10 Payload (kg) 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 331* pax & bags 315 passengers + baggage 787-10 (250.8t) A350-900 (268t) +16t cargo +1,600 nm range 10,000 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 Range (nm) A350-900 capability offers more revenue potential 16t more cargo, twice a week and earn >$5 million per year Typical 2-class configurations with 48 J-class at 60-inch pitch Typical airline flight profile and reserves, * Airbus estimate

A350-900 capability versus 787-10 Payload (kg) 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 787-10 (250.8t) A350-900 (250t) 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 Range (nm) A350-900 flies short, dense missions with long haul flexibility Typical 2-class configurations with 48 J-class at 60-inch pitch Typical airline flight profile and reserves, * Airbus estimate

Unrivalled A350-1000 efficiency 25% lower fuel burn LHR SIN + 40T MTOW 777-300ER requires +40t higher MTOW 20 tonnes fuel + 20 tonnes structure The A350-1000 provides a step change in efficiency 6,500 nm mission, 350 passengers

777-9X is heavier than 777-300ER 777-9X 190t 777-300ER 175t A350-1000 155t +15 t* OWE -20 t 5 th derivative 4-frame stretch Frame sculpting Bigger wing featuring FWT** Engine upsize Clean sheet design 777-9X OWE is up to 35t heavier than A350-1000 (*) Airbus estimate (**) Folding Wing Tips

What Boeing and GE say about the 777X economics The 777-9X, will have a 21% lower block fuel burn per seat than the 777-300ER and a 16% lower cash operating cost per seat. First appeared Wall Street Journal, 24 Sept 2012, attributed to Jim McNerney and Jim Albaugh. Repeated recently in Flightglobal s 777X supplement, Nov 2013 and press reports www.ge.com

A350 XWB and 777X competitive position 777 300ER Relative fuel burn per seat 20% 777-8X* 15% A350-800 A350-900 10% 5% 777-9X* Comparable efficiencies 2.9l/pax/100km A350-1000 0% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% A350-900 unmatched fuel efficiency today A350-1000 will be one step further Relative fuel burn per trip Typical airline rules : A350-900 at 315 seats, A350-1000 at 369 seats, 777-9X at 405 seats (10 abreast), 777-8X at 342 seats (10abreast), 777-300ER at 365 seats (9 abreast),, (*) Airbus estimate

A380 259 firm orders 20 customers 140 backlog 119 deliveries 140,000 revenue flights Over 1 million flight hours Over 50 million passengers A take-off or landing every 5 minutes To end November 2013

2012: 42 mega-cities Handling more than 10,000 long haul passengers per day 42 Aviation Mega-cites 93% Of long-haul traffic on routes to/from/via 42 cities 0.8M Daily passengers: long-haul traffic to/from/via Mega cities Long-haul traffic is concentrated on a few main aviation centres Source: GMF 2013; Cities with more than 10,000 daily passengers Long haul traffic: flight distance >2,000nm, excl. domestic traffic;

2032: 89 mega-cities Handling more than 10,000 long haul passengers per day 89 Aviation Mega-cites 99% Of long-haul traffic on routes to/from/via 42 cities 2.2M Daily passengers: long-haul traffic to/from/via Mega cities Long-haul traffic is concentrated on a few main aviation centres Source: GMF 2013; Cities with more than 10,000 daily passengers Long haul traffic: flight distance >2,000nm, excl. domestic traffic;

A380 vs. 747-8 market share Net orders passenger and VIP aircraft 747-8 45 orders 15% A380 259 orders 85% With 90% market share, the A380 is the large aircraft of choice Data to end November 2013, Source: Airbus Orders & Deliveries, Boeing.com Includes 9 747 VIP and 1 A380 VIP

A380 vs. 747-8 market share Net orders passenger aircraft 747-8 36 orders 12% A380 258 orders 88% With 90% market share, the A380 is the large aircraft of choice Data to end November 2013, Source: Airbus Orders & Deliveries, Boeing.com

The best cabin in the sky A380, light, bright, roomier with wider economy seats Image courtesy of British Airways

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The origin of the 17 seat over 50 years ago 17 17 Coach Coach Lounge United DC-8, 1958 : Prelinger archives

Load factors are up In the 1960s, load factors were 60%, compared to ~80% today 1960 1980 2000 2013 60% Load factor 63% Load factor 71% Load factor 80% Load factor In 1960 you were almost guaranteed to sit next to an empty seat next Today most peak time flights are full IATA schedule international traffic 2013 For first 9 months only

Seat width developments Seat width (inches) 19 18.5 18 17.5 17 16.5 16 707 727 737 747 A300 8 abreast 767 7 abreast A320 A320 A330 A340 8 abreast A380 1958 1964 1970 1974 1982 1988 1992 1995 2007 2011 2013 2014 2020 777 9 abreast 10 abreast 787 8 abreast

Boeing Dreamliner Boeing air show material 2004

Boeing Dreamliner Boeing website 2013 Seats narrower than 17 inches allow 787s to be competitive http://www.newairplane.com/787/design_highlights/#/characteristics/787-8

Boeing dream vs. Passenger reality www.boeing.com In economy class, 18.5-inch-wide seats, the widest in the industry http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/777family/pf/pf_lrback.page 17 inch seats allow 777s to be competitive 17 inch seats allow 777s to be competitive

Boeing dream vs. Passenger reality Boeing website 2013 http://www.newairplane.com 17 inch seats allow 777s to be competitive and are the new standard on the 777X

Seat width developments Seat width (inches) 19 18.5 18 17.5 17 16.5 16 707 727 737 747 The standard long-haul seat width of 18-inches A320 A300 8 abreast 767 7 abreast A320 A330 A340 8 abreast A380 A350 1958 1964 1970 1974 1982 1988 1992 1995 2007 2011 2013 2014 2020 777 9 abreast 10 abreast 787 8 abreast 787 9 abreast Sub-standard 9 abreast 777X 10 abreast When it comes to flying long haul in economy, an inch makes a huge difference on passenger comfort Quote: Dr. Irshaad Ebrahim, The London Sleep Centre, 2013

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