--- title: "Airbus Looks to Grow Footprint in Asia as Demand Rises" type: "News" locale: "zh-HK" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275107578.md" description: "Airbus aims to expand its presence in Asia to meet rising demand, with the region currently contributing nearly one-third of its global revenues. The Asia-Pacific market is projected to require 19,560 new passenger aircraft over the next 20 years, accounting for 46% of global demand. Airbus has increased its sourcing from the region significantly and is focusing on growth in India. Despite challenges in the supply chain and competition from Boeing and China's Comac, Airbus remains optimistic about its strategy in Asia." datetime: "2026-02-06T09:59:05.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275107578.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275107578.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275107578.md) --- > 支持的語言: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275107578.md) | [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275107578.md) # Airbus Looks to Grow Footprint in Asia as Demand Rises By Kimberley Kao Airbus wants to grow its footprint in Asia to meet strong demand in the region, a top company executive said. "With presence all around the region, the key really is to help us to grow the footprint and to do more here," said Wouter van Wersch, executive vice president of Airbus's international business. "Honestly, I'm very keen to grow Vietnam." Currently, the region accounts for nearly one-third of the company's global revenues and order backlog, the executive said at a recent group media briefing at the Singapore Airshow. According to the company's estimates, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to remain the world's fastest-growing air-travel market, requiring 19,560 new passenger aircraft over the next two decades and accounting for 46% of total global demand. Airbus's sourcing volume for equipment and parts from the region, including India and China, has grown sevenfold from 2011 to 2024, accounting for 7.9% of the company's global sourcing volume. This figure is likely to rise, van Wersch said. The company has also taken steps to grow "strongly" in India, making the country one of its key centers for engineering, he said. Overall, however, the supply chain has remained complicated since the pandemic, particularly due to engines and cabin seats, he said. "We are having a lot of discussions with \[engine manufacturers\] to make sure that they also make the right investments...to answer the demand." In recent years, Airbus has been able to surge ahead of Boeing in market share amid the American plane maker's woes. However, Boeing appears to be regaining its footing as it takes steps to ramp up production of its jets. The Airbus executive is also taking China's homegrown plane maker Comac "very seriously." "I think they do realize that aeronautics is a complicated industry. It takes time to grow in terms of the capabilities to deliver aircraft," van Wersch said. "\[Comac\] will be, for sure, a strong competitor going forward." Another challenge is aerospace being among the most exposed industries to the U.S. tariff crossfire. While it's something that creates "distraction" and increases costs for customers, Airbus is coping, van Wersch said. "Of course we are a big believer in free trade, and tariffs is not something that is really helpful...being a global company, we are able to reallocate and make the right decisions in order to make sure that we limit the impact," he said. Write to Kimberley Kao at kimberley.kao@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires 02-06-26 0454ET ### 相關股票 - [Airbus SE (AIR.DE)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/AIR.DE.md) - [Airbus (EADSY.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/EADSY.US.md) - [AAR (AIR.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/AIR.US.md) ## 相關資訊與研究 - [Airbus Unit Reportedly Looks to Form Consortium for Internet Satellite Project in Germany](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278264150.md) - [EU Defence Agency Selects Airbus Unit for Drone Project](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/277775435.md) - [Vietnamese tech firm FPT expands footprint in France](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278690728.md) - [Airbus wins order for 2 helicopters from Air Transport Europe](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278747358.md) - [Rheinmetall CEO: In talks with Airbus on satellite cooperation](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278701463.md)