Aircraft
Airbus Exec To Replace de Castelbajac as ATR CEO
Move scheduled to take effect in November
Outgoing ATR chief executive Patrick de Castelbajac (Photo: ATR)
Outgoing ATR chief executive Patrick de Castelbajac (Photo: ATR)

Airbus Group International head Christian Scherer will replace Patrick de Castelbajac as CEO of Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR in November, an ATR spokesman confirmed to AIN Wednesday. De Castelbajac’s departure comes halfway through his expected term at the helm of ATR, whose CEO position alternates every four years between joint shareholders Airbus Group and Italy’s Leonardo-Finmeccanica. De Castelbajac will move to Airbus to become the group’s secretary and chief of staff.