Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Guillaume Faury says that the trade war between the United States and China is no longer theoretical and that it has already inflicted significant logistical and financial damage on Airbus itself. In an internal memo seen by Reuters, Faury told employees that 2026 is a year of unprecedented crisis. He urged a mindset of both solidarity and continued self-reliance for the company, which remains one of Europe’s largest industrial conglomerates.