Feb 20 (Reuters) - Airbus SE AIR.PA:
AIRBUS CEO GUILLAUME FAURY: ON DEFENSE AND SPACE, WE'RE EVALUATING STRATEGIC OPTIONS, HAVE STARTED EXPLORATORY DISCUSSIONS WITH THALES, LEONARDO-EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CEO: TALKS ARE PRELIMINARY AND NON-BINDING, AIM AT ASSESSING DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO CONSOLIDATE EUROPEAN SPACE SECTOR - EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CFO THOMAS TOEPFER: ON DEFENCE AND SPACE, A RESTRUCTURING PROVISION IS EXPECTED ONCE CONDITIONS ARE FULFILLED, EXPECTED AMOUNT OF AROUND EUR 0.2 BILLION - EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CFO: ON SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, OUR BINDING TERM AGREEMENT WAS A DEFENSIVE MOVE TO SECURE IMMEDIATE OPERATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF MAJOR AIRBUS WORK PACKAGES - EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CFO: ON SPIRIT, THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IS MORE CHALLENGING THAN WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED
AIRBUS CFO: WE ARE ON A GOOD TRACK TO REACHING FINAL DEAL FOR SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS WORK PACKAGES, EXPECT TO CLOSE BY MID-YEAR - EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CEO - WE ARE MISSING THE SCALE THAT WE NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE IN SPACE - EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CEO: THE PRODUCTION RAMP-UP IS UNDER PRESSURE - EARNINGS CALL
AIRBUS CEO: ON SPACE MERGER TALKS WE WOULD BE HAPPY IF THE END RESULT LOOKS LIKE THE MBDA MODEL, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS - EARNINGS CALL
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(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro)
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