Airbus taps Lars Wagner as CEO of its commercial aircraft business from 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Airbus appoints Lars Wagner as CEO of its commercial aircraft division starting January 2026, succeeding Christian Scherer.
(Reuters) -Airbus said on Thursday that Lars Wagner would become the CEO of its commercial aircraft business from January 1, 2026.
The current CEO of MTU Aero Engines will join the French planemaker from the start of November 2025 to ensure a smooth transition as he takes over from Christian Scherer, the company said.
(Reporting by Mathias de Rozario in Gdansk)
Lars Wagner will become the CEO of Airbus's commercial aircraft business starting January 1, 2026.
Lars Wagner will join Airbus at the start of November 2025 to ensure a smooth transition.
Lars Wagner is taking over from Christian Scherer, the current CEO of Airbus's commercial aircraft division.
Before joining Airbus, Lars Wagner is the current CEO of MTU Aero Engines.
The announcement was reported by Reuters.
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