airbus se has raised its free cash flow and earnings guidance for the year despite booking lower sales in its third quarter as it delivered fewer commercial planes the european plane maker said thursday that it is now expecting adjusted earnings before interest and taxes at around 45 billion euros 522 billion for the year it targets free cash flow before merger and acquisitions and customer financing at roughly eur25 billion airbus previously guided for adjusted ebit of eur4 billion and free cash flow of eur2 billion the company maintained its target of 600 commercial jet deliveries for the year the updated outlook comes as airbus posted profit of eur404 million in the quarter which compared with a net loss of eur767 million in the same period a year earlier revenue fell 6 to eur1052 billion on the back of lower plane deliveries airbuss more closely watched adjusted earnings before interest and taxes fell 19 to eur666 million it said airbus reported free cash flow before mergers and acquisitions and customer financing of eur226 billion over nine months