Airbus’s services revenue reached €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) in the first nine months of the year, 17% higher than in the year-ago period.

Rival manufacturer Boeing reported almost $4.7 billion of services revenue for the third quarter alone, although this included a hefty chunk of military work.

At Airbus, services’ share of total commercial revenues in the nine months to Sept. 30 was stable at 7%.