BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$34.6B
- Private
- FR
Dow Jones Description
Military & Commercial Aircraft Mfr
Special Advisor to the CEO
Erik PilletNumber of Employees 57,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Aircraft Manufacturing: 336411
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Aircraft News - Europe
- 2008-03-10
Mar 10, 2008 A bill going through U.K. parliament and expected to become law within three months commits the government to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the main climate change culprit, by at least 60 percent from 1990 by 2050 and by 26-32 percent by 2020. UK Environment Secretary...
Aircraft News - Europe
- 2008-03-03
Mar 3, 2008 Airbus, EADS, Northrop Grumman U.S. Air Force selects tanker KC-30 Tanker based on Airbus A330 MRTT over the Boeing 767. Selection of the KC-45A Tanker was announced today by the U.S. Air Force, culminating a multi-year evaluation. The program award calls for 179 aircraft with...
Flights of fancy
- 2005-02-03
Imagine gambling in a casino, working out on a treadmill and going shopping while flying across an ocean. Such was the vision of the future offered last month in Toulouse, France, at the unveiling of the mammoth Airbus A380. British Prime Minister Tony Blair called it the world's...
Heathrow airport ready to welcome Airbus "superjumbo"
- 2005-01-16
LONDON AFP — London's Heathrow airport is spending 450 million pounds (643 million euros, 842 million dollars) to accommodate new Airbus A380 planes, the first of which was set to roll out of its hangar. "The A380 will be an important aircraft for Heathrow," airport operator BAA said on...
Virgin Atlantic chooses Airbus A340 in plan to double fleet in five years
- 2004-08-05
Britain-air-company LONDON AFP ? Virgin Atlantic has chosen the Airbus A340-600 aircraft to fill an order of up to 26 long-haul planes under an expansion drive that will double the size of its fleet over five years, chairman Richard Branson said. A Virgin spokesman said the A340-600...
Virgin Atlantic opts for Airbus with 26-plane deal
- 2004-08-05
Britain-air-company LONDON AFP ? Virgin Atlantic said it had agreed to buy 13 planes from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus with the option of a further 13 in a deal worth over 5.5 billion dollars (4.5 billion euros). Virgin, which is 49 percent-owned by Singapore Airlines, has chosen...
A380 delivery deferrals.(Industry International)(Brief Article)
- 2004-06-01
Two Airbus A380 launch customers have announced they are to defer deliveries of their first aircraft amid concern over airports' readiness for the new aircraft's introduction into service. Air France and Virgin Atlantic say they will not now take their first deliveries until 2007 and 2008...
Staying airborne: Virgin engineers say they can overcome the practical problems involved in maintaining Concorde as a going concern
- 2003-07-11
CONCORDE could be made a commercial success despite its age and rising maintenance costs, Virgin Atlantic's most senior engineer insisted this week. The company also claimed to have held positive discussions with Rolls-Royce and the Civil Aviation Authority about keeping Concorde in operation, and that 'everyone in the...
New Services
- 2003-03-03
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a new nonstop service between London's Gatwick Airport and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The new twice-weekly direct service, to be served by an Airbus A340-300 aircraft, is the airline's 20th route. Virgin Atlantic is also planning to launch new...
Virgin reels under airline turbulence.
- 2001-09-19
Sep 20, 2001 The Mercury ABIX via COMTEX -- The terrorism attacks in the US could have a substantial financial impact on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group empire. Virgin Atlantic has retrenched 12,000 employees, 13 of its workforce. The British-based carrier will also ground...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Erik Pillet | Special Advisor to the CEO |
| Laurence Barron | President, Airbus China |
| Fabrice Bregier | Chief Operating Officer |
| Harald Wilhelm | Chief Financial Officer |
| John J. Leahy | Chief Operating Officer, Customers |
| Alain Garcia | Executive Vice President, Engineering |
| Christian Scherer | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Future Programmes |
| Gerald Weber | Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Juan-Carlos Martinez Saiz | Executive Vice President, Military Programs |
| Jurgen Thomas | Executive Vice President |
| Karl-Heinz Hartmann | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
| Klaus Richter | Executive Vice President Procurement |
| Olivier Andries | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Cooperation |
| Patrick Gavin | Executive Vice President, Engineering |
| Philippe Delmas | Executive Vice President, Govt Relations & Communications & Strategy |
| Thierry Baril | Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Tom Williams | Executive Vice President, Programs |
| Patrick Carroll | Senior Vice President, Airbus Japan |
| Colin Stuart | Vice President, Marketing |
| Ajay Mehra | Managing Director |
| Carlos D. Suarez | Managing Director, Airbus Military |
| Francisco Fernandez Sainz | Managing Director, Airbus Military SL |
| Eugenie Torrente | Advertising Director |
| Gerhard Puttfarcken | Senior Vice President, Airbus Germany & General Manager, Airbus Germany |
| Iain Gray | Senior Vice President, Airbus UK & General Manager, Airbus UK |
| Jean-Marc Thomas | Senior Vice President, Airbus France & General Manager, Airbus France |
| Manuel Hita-Romero | Senior Vice President, Airbus Spain & General Manager, Airbus Spain |
| Glen S Fukushima |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Special Advisor to the CEO | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Special Advisor to the CEO | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | President, Airbus China | Current |
| Airbus Beijing | President | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus China | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Elbe Flugzeugwerke | Current | |
| Mbda, Ltd. | CEO | Former |
| Eurocopter LLC | CEO | Former |
| Eurocopter LLC | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Financial Services Corp. | Senior Vice President, Accounting | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Accounting | Current |
John Leahy was appointed Chief Operating Officer – Customers in July 2005, also continuing as Chief Commercial Officer of Airbus, a role he held since August 1994. His responsibilities cover all commercial activities including sales, marketing, contracts, business transaction control, asset management, leasing, and business development, He is also in charge of all Airbus subsidiaries – Airbus North America, Airbus China, Airbus Japan, and Airbus Russia – as well as of all regional sales offices. Mr Leahy is a member of the Airbus Executive Committee (or Management Board). In 1995, when Airbus had an 18% market share, Mr. Leahy set a commercial goal to achieve 50% of the market by the year 2000. Airbus achieved this goal in 1999 and has maintained over 50% market share in five of the following six years. Airbus also has over 50 percent of worldwide aircraft deliveries. Mr. Leahy led the commercial activities that resulted in the successful launch of the new Airbus flagship, the A380-800 passenger aircraft and the A380-800F freighter aircraft. These two new superjumbos now set the standards for very large aircraft in the 21st Century. He is also leading the sales campaigns for the all-new A350-800 and A350-900 twin-engine widebodies. Mr. Leahy worked for seven years in marketing at Piper Aircraft before joining Airbus North America in January 1985. He became head of sales in 1988 and then became President of Airbus North America, where his responsibilities included sales and marketing, as well as sales finance and contracts activities for the important American and Canadian markets. Mr. Leahy was responsible for the penetration of the strategic North American market, where most major US airlines are now Airbus customers. Mr. Leahy has an MBA from Syracuse University with concentration in both Finance and Transportation Management and a BA from Fordham University with a dual major in Communications and Philosophy. He is also a licensed multi-engine commercial pilot and a former flight instructor with more than 3,700 hours of flying time. He was born in New York in August 1950 and is married with three children. His hobbies include, in addition to selling aircraft, sailing and scuba diving.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Operating Officer, Customers | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Chief Commercial Officer | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Mangement Board Member | Current |
| Airbus North America Holdings, Inc. | President | Former |
| Piper Aircraft Corporation | Marketing | Former |
| Syracuse University | MBA, Finance and Transportation Management | Former |
| Fordham University | BA, Communications and Philosophy | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Aerospatiale Matra Airbus | Chief Engineer | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Engineering | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Vice President, General Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Future Programmes | Current |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Contracts | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Operations | Current |
| A.T. Kearney, Inc. | Vice President, Automotive Practice | Former |
| Volkswagen AG | General Manager | Former |
| Volkswagen do Brasil | General Manager | Former |
| Volkswagen AG | Director, Central manufacturing-engineering | Former |
| Audi AG | Senior Manager production-methods and logistics | Former |
| DaimlerChrysler AG | Head, Truck Production Creation | Former |
| Airbus S.A.S. | Head, Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Military Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President Procurement | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Cooperation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Govt Relations & Communications & Strategy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Executive Vice President, Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus Japan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
Mr. Mehra is currently the Managing Director, South Asia, for Airbus S.A.S. He joined Airbus in 2000 and has since generated $14 billion of business in the civil aviation industry through various sales and lease transactions. Mr. Mehra has over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development across industries, including capital goods, industrial products and consumer services. He has spent the last fifteen years of his career holding senior positions in the aviation industry, including with General Electric and Lucas Aerospace. Prior to Lucas Aerospace, Mr. Mehra worked for ITC Ltd.'s Hotels Division as General Manager of Marketing. Mr. Mehra resides in New Delhi, India. Mr. Mehra holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology (Mesra, Ranchi) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management (Bombay).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Managing Director | Current |
| India Hospitality Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Managing Director, Airbus Military | Current |
| EADS Casa | Chairman | Current |
| EADS North America | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Managing Director, Airbus Military SL | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Advertising Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus Germany & General Manager, Airbus Germany | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus UK & General Manager, Airbus UK | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus France & General Manager, Airbus France | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Senior Vice President, Airbus Spain & General Manager, Airbus Spain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus S.A.S. | Current | |
| Arthur D. Little, Inc. | President | Former |
| American Chamber of Commerce | President | Former |
| Arthur D. Little, Inc. | Representative Director | Former |
| Keio University | Former |
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