Henri Ziegler
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.
Henri Ziegler | |
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| Born | 18 November 1906 Limoges, France |
| Died | 24 July 1998 (aged 91) Paris, France |
| Education | École Polytechnique, Supaéro |
| Occupation | Founder of Airbus |
An engineer, 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.
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