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BUZZ-Airbus hits year-high on results beat

** Airbus rises 6.3 pct to a year-high after co reports sales and profit beats for FY 2014

** EPS 3.36 euros v 2.97 estimate, according to Thomson Reuters data

** Ramps up production of A320 jet, cuts A330 manufacture first announced in December

** Best day for stock since December 2013, among most-traded on Stoxx 600

** A330 cut seen as negative for Rolls Royce (LSE: RR.L - news) that makes engines for the plane, called down 1-2 pct though stock up 0.9 pct

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)