(Reuters) - French airport group ADP reported on Friday a 10% rise in revenue in the first quarter, better than analysts had expected, citing traffic growth and a good performance of its retail activities in Paris. The group, which runs the French capital's Orly and Roissy Charles de Gaulle airports, posted consolidated revenue of 1.32 billion euros ($1.42 billion), slightly...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish defence equipment maker Saab reported on Friday a 28% rise in operating profit for the first quarter and raised its organic sales growth outlook for the full year. Operating profit at the maker of the Gripen fighter jet was 1.19 billion crowns ($109 million), compared with 928 million a year earlier. Saab, which competes with U.S. defence...

PARIS (Reuters) - French jet engine maker Safran posted an 18.1% year-on-year increase in first-quarter revenue and reaffirmed financial targets for the year, while joining its U.S. partner GE Aerospace in lowering a target for engine deliveries. The Paris-based company posted quarterly revenues of 6.22 billion euros ($6.67 billion), up by 19.1% on an underlying basis. The widely watched civil...

LONDON (Reuters) -Remy Cointreau reported a far smaller-than-expected fall in fourth-quarter sales on Friday, saying significant growth in China helped drive performance at its cognac division well above analysts' expectations. Remy, which makes over 70% of its sales from cognacs such as Remy Martin, has been grappling with difficult conditions in its two major markets, China and the United States,...