Paris — Aircraft manufacturer Airbus rolled out a leaner new structure on Monday, completing a recent merger between its parent company and its dominant aircraft-making arm and including a shift in the reporting line for its key commercial sales team to group CEO Tom Enders. That decision raised concerns among some insiders and customers about a possible power struggle with long-standing aeroplanes boss Fabrice Bregier, although Airbus denied any tensions. Cementing changes first outlined in 2016, the "one Airbus" reorganisation involves a single headquarters in Toulouse, France, with Bregier confirmed as group-wide chief operating officer and president of commercial aircraft. "We need to become more integrated, more collaborative and less bureaucratic for speedier decision-making and execution," Enders stated in a letter to Airbus employees. The revamp, which saves hundreds of millions of euros in overheads, is designed to complete a decade-long drive to turn the former European co...
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