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Airbus names Eric Kirstetter Executive Vice President, Strategy from 18 May, succeeding Matthieu Louvot

Airbus has appointed Eric Kirstetter as Executive Vice President Strategy, effective 18 May. Kirstetter, who joins from consulting firm Roland Berger and reports directly to CEO Guillaume Faury, will succeed Matthieu Louvot, who is set to move to lead Airbus Helicopters, supporting execution of Airbus’s strategy roadmap.

Discovered 2026-04-30T09:32:14.903197-07:00 | 2026-04-30T09:32:14.903197-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

Airbus is reshaping its top strategy leadership, with the new role designed to support roadmap execution—an inflection point in the carrier’s post-A380 product and development direction (see Airbus at a Crossroads: Mapping its post‑A380 product‑development strategy).
The appointment signals management focus on competitiveness and investment priorities at a time when Airbus leadership has warned Europe needs urgent technology funding to avoid losing aerospace leadership (see Airbus engineering chief warns Europe risks losing aerospace leadership without urgent tech investment).
Strategy-level changes come alongside ongoing industrial constraint pressures—including supply-chain issues Airbus has flagged publicly—making internal ownership of priorities and trade-offs critical for delivery and throughput planning (see Airbus CEO: engines biggest supply constraint as company grapples with wider supply‑chain challenges).

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Le Journal de l’Aviation airliners.de avionrevue.com aerobuzz.fr actualidadaeroespacial.com ukaviation.aero

Sources Tracked: 18
First Seen: 2026-04-30T09:32:14.903197-07:00
Latest Update: 2026-05-05T02:01:38.278152-07:00
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2026-05-05T02:01:38.278152-07:00

(FR) Airbus appoints Eric Kirstetter Executive VP Strategy • Le Journal de l’Aviation

2026-05-04T09:11:50.496581-07:00

(DE) Airbus Appoints New Executive Vice President for Strategy • airliners.de

2026-05-04T02:46:38.704111-07:00

Airbus nombra a Eric Kirstette vicepresidente ejecutivo de Estrategia • avionrevue.com

2026-05-04T01:56:57.236016-07:00

Eric Kirstetter futur vice-président exécutif de la stratégie • aerobuzz.fr

2026-05-04T01:06:33.635409-07:00

Airbus nombra a Eric Kirstetter vicepresidente ejecutivo de Estrategia • actualidadaeroespacial.com

2026-05-02T10:29:08.972734-07:00

Airbus appoints new Strategy chief amid growth and sustainability push • ukaviation.aero

2026-05-02T01:05:30.235760-07:00

Airbus appoints Eric Kirstetter as executive vice president strategy • mrobusinesstoday.com

2026-05-01T14:14:42.459993-07:00

Airbus Announces the Appointment of Eric Kirstetter as Executive Vice President of Strategy • Breitflyte

2026-05-01T12:07:12.880806-07:00

(TR) Eric Kirstetter Appointed to a New Executive Role at Airbus for Strategy Leadership • airnewstimes.com

2026-05-01T05:18:27.139038-07:00

Airbus appoints Eric Kirstetter as EVP strategy • Airline Economics

2026-05-01T02:59:22.066409-07:00

Airbus appoints Eric Kirstetter as executive vice president of strategy • Aerospace Testing Intnl

2026-05-01T02:24:56.856992-07:00

Airbus appointed Eric Kirstetter as Executive VP Strategy • arabiandefence.com

2026-05-01T00:31:53.812317-07:00

Airbus’tan ‘stratejik’ üst düzey atama • haber.aero

2026-04-30T23:05:27.499154-07:00

Airbus appoints Eric Kirstetter as Executive Vice President Strategy • aviation-defence-universe.com

2026-04-30T21:52:11.934315-07:00

Airbus nomme Eric Kirstetter comme VP Stratégie • aeromorning.com

2026-04-30T11:32:35.482973-07:00

Airbus holt Strategieberater Eric Kirstetter in den Vorstand • aerotelegraph.com

2026-04-30T11:06:25.602269-07:00

Airbus appoints international consultant as strategy chief • FlightGlobal

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