Henri Ziegler
President of Airbus (1906–1998)
Henri Ziegler CVO, CBE (18 November 1906 in Limoges – 24 July 1998, in Paris) was one of the founders of Airbus and its first president.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Henri Ziegler (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Nov 18, 1906, died Jul 24, 1998.1
About
An engineer, he was a graduate of the École Polytechnique and of "Sup'Aéro" (the national aerospace engineering school) as well as a French air force officer and test pilot. he was a founding father of Airbus Industrie, along with Roger Béteille and Felix Kracht, and was appointed as the first chief executive officer of Airbus Industrie. He was the driving force behind the development of the Airbus A300B, the original aircraft that started Airbus on its road to global success, by obtaining French government backing for the programme in 1969.
From Wikipedia’s article on Henri Ziegler, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Airbus Commercial AircraftFounder3
- AérospatialeChair 1970 to 19734
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataHenri Ziegler on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHenri Ziegler on Wikipedia
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- 4WikidataAérospatiale, Chair