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Airbus named Spanish national Amparo Moraleda as the next chair of ​its board on Tuesday, marking the ‌first time in the European aerospace giant's more than five-decade history that the role ​will be held by someone who ​is neither French nor German.

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 454,486 shares, a drop of 38.5% from the March 15th total of 738,598 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,686 shares, the

Airbus delivered 60 aircrafts in March, bringing first-quarter deliveries to ​114 jets, down 16% from ‌the same point last year, the European planemaker said on Thursday.

Boeing outperformed Airbus in both net orders and deliveries in the first two months of the year, driven by widebody strength. Boeing secured 61% of net orders and 72% of order value, reflecting robust demand and a favorable order mix. Delivery growth at Boeing reached 9% year-over-year, while Airbus deliveries fell 17%, hampered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engine constraints.

The outgoing head of Airbus Helicopters called for deeper European collaboration ​in defence procurement and warned that fragmenting programmes into national projects would drive costs beyond what countries could afford.