Airbus Names New Commercial Jet CEO, Reaffirms Delivery Goal (1)

Airbus SE will replace the head of its commercial aircraft business and stick with a goal to deliver about 770 aircraft this year, underscoring the planemaker’s focus on ironing out supply-chain glitches that have hampered production plans.

Lars Wagner, the chief executive officer of engine parts maker MTU Aero Engines AG, will lead the commercial unit when he joins the planemaker around the beginning of 2026. He’ll replace Christian Scherer, a 40-year Airbus veteran.

Airbus also said its board plans to propose renewing CEO Guillaume Faury’s mandate as the company’s top executive.

In reaffirming its full-year ...