Airbus planemaking chief Bregier to leave in February: Sources

Airbus planemaking chief Fabrice Bregier plans to leave the aerospace group after the board intervened to resolve tensions over the future succession to CE Tom Enders, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. Bregier will be replaced in February at the helm of the main planemaking division by Guillaume Faury, the head of Airbus Helicopters, who is not, however, expected to inherit Bregier's broader title as COO, they added. The shake-up, to be announced before markets open Friday, was agreed at a board meeting Thursday following weeks of tensions inside the aerospace group. It comes a day after a source told Reuters a change of governance could not be excluded before end-year. Wednesday, Bregier said he was "surprised" by reports that his position was under threat. <br/>