Airbus unveils leaner corporate structure, confirms sales shake-up

Will lead to fast decision-making, less bureaucracy, greater collaboration

Airbus on Monday formally kicked off a leaner corporate structure under Chief Executive Tom Enders, following a recent merger between its parent firm and its dominant planemaking arm, and confirmed a reorganisation of its commercial sales.
 
Confirming changes announced last year, the reorganisation involves a single corporate headquarters in Toulouse, France, with Fabrice Bregier as group-wide chief operating officer and president of commercial aircraft.
 
“Airbus will benefit from a simpler structure that enables faster decision-making, less bureaucracy, greater collaboration and increased efficiency,” it said in a statement.
 
The shake-up would now see Airbus’s sales team, known for