Airbus confirmed its annual delivery plan for about 870 planes, despite a 2 percent drop in revenue in the third quarter to 17.47 billion euros, Reuters reported. The company's adjusted operating profit amounted to 1.77 billion euros, in line with analysts' expectations. At the same time, the free cash flow from the beginning of the year turned out to be negative at the level of 1.27 billion euros due to the increase in inventories in preparation for the traditional increase in shipments at the end of the year.