US EditionAirbus Procurement Chief to Move to India Role, No Successor Named
- Juergen Westermeier, Airbus's top procurement executive, will lead the group's India and South Asia operations starting September 1, with no successor yet named for his current role.
- His appointment follows ongoing supply chain challenges for Airbus, including delivery shortfalls and labor shortages exacerbated since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Meanwhile, China is negotiating a major order of up to 500 Airbus jets amid heightened US-China trade tensions and Boeing's exclusion after safety and quality crises dating back to 2019.
- The potential China order could surpass a 2022 $37 billion Airbus deal and send a geopolitical signal during a July EU-China summit involving top European leaders.
- This deal would reinforce Airbus's market dominance in China, deepen EU-China ties, and further sideline Boeing, which has not won major Chinese orders since 2017.
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Airbus procurement chief to move to India role, no successor named
PARIS :The top supply chain executive at planemaker Airbus, procurement chief Juergen Westermeier, has been appointed to run the group's operations in India and South Asia from September 1, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.His successor is "subject to further notice," the memo said.Airbus
China is considering placing an order for hundreds of Airbus aircraft as soon as next month, when European leaders visit Beijing to celebrate long-term ties between countries, according to people familiar with the issue consulted by Bloomberg. "Deliberations are under way with Chinese airlines on the size of a possible order" comments industry sources on an agreement that could involve about 300 aircraft and include both narrow and wide fuselage…
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