Jan 13 (Reuters) - European aerospace group Airbus said on Tuesday it had appointed Matthieu Louvot as new chief executive officer for its helicopters business starting in April.

Louvot will replace Bruno Even, who has been with the company since 2018 and decided to leave for personal reasons, Airbus said in a statement.

(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)