Airbus nominates Christian Scherer to become new Commercial Aircraft business CEO

Airbus SE is announcing a  leadership evolution in the Executive Committee, establishing a dedicated head at the helm  of the Commercial Aircraft business. 

“Since 2019, the leadership roles of Airbus and its Commercial Aircraft business have been  combined, providing alignment and speed of execution during a period of multiple crises and  change. Airbus has now put itself on a clear trajectory in line with its purpose of ‘Pioneering  sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world’. Empowering Christian in the Commercial  Aircraft CEO role will enable us to reinforce focus on the success of our Commercial Aircraft  business while allowing me to dedicate my time to steering Airbus in a complex and fast evolving global environment,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO. “Christian and I have been  working hand in hand over the last five years and we will continue to do so in this new  configuration. I admire Christian’s business acumen and I’m happy to move forward with him  to deliver on Airbus’ ambitions.” 

“It is an honour and a thrill to be called upon to lead our Commercial Aircraft business at such  a critical time for our industry,” said Christian Scherer. “I’ll put my passion and that of Team  Airbus at the service of our customers to meet our operational objectives as we work to  consolidate our success, continuously improve, and prepare the future of our products and  services. As we do so, we will work closely with our partners and suppliers worldwide on our  common roadmap to decarbonise aviation.” 

This new organisational set-up will be established in the next months in collaboration with the  Company’s social partners, with a target go-live in project mode from 1 January 2024 onwards.