The maker of super-fast TGV trains, cruise ships and gas turbines said a state-backed bailout that rescued it from collapse helped revive orders in the third quarter, which included a crucial 680 million euro power plant contract.
Sales fell to 3.98 billion euros ($5.1 billion) for the three months to end-December from 5.13 billion a year ago. Orders were 4.65 billion, compared with 4.95 billion.
Alstom forecast full-year orders of around 15 billion euros and confirmed full-year sales would total 17 billion.