Airbus confirms A400M management change, reorganization

Airbus Group (AIR.PA) on Thursday confirmed a shake-up in its military aircraft business after fresh problems with the A400M and said the troubled military transporter project would be restructured, splitting production away from development. Fernando Alonso, 58, has been appointed head of Military Aircraft within the Airbus Defence & Space division from March 1, after fellow Spaniard Domingo Urena-Raso stepped down following fresh delays and quality problems with the new European troop and cargo carrier. Bernhard Gewert, chief executive of Airbus Defence & Space, will run the military aircraft business until March 1, Airbus Group said in a statement.

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