BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$34.6B
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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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Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan engine to be flight tested by Airbus
- 2008-04-22
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Pratt & Whitney Canada, a Proud Provider in the Airbus A380 Program; Airbus A380 visits Montreal-Trudeau airport today.
- 2007-11-12
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, Nov 12, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) salutes today the first flight to Montreal of the world's largest commercial passenger jet, the Airbus A380. P&WC provides pneumatic and electrical p LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, Nov 12, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX --...
First flight for PW6000-powered production A318
- 2007-03-22
The first production Airbus A318 aircraft powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engines completed its first flight on 27 February from the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany. The airplane, which will go into service with LAN Airlines of Chile in May 2007, flew for more than four hours and...
Aircraft News - North America
- 2006-07-24
For more aircraft news, data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 24, 2006 Civil aeronautics faces critical long-term questions. Cuts to NASA's aeronautics budgets are undermining critical research for the Next Generation Air Transportation, Dr. Michael Romanowski told the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Tuesday. Romanowski, AIA's...
Boom time for big engines: GE and Rolls-Royce are well placed in the current market, but don't count Pratt & Whitney out yet
- 2005-12-22
The air transport industry is recovering from the deep crisis that started in 2001. Because of the oil price surge and the pressure on yields, it may post another year of losses, but traffic has grown strongly in 2005 and the prospecs for the coming years are good. As a...
Engine makers ready for the upturn: as the market recovery gains momentum, it is clear that some engine-makers are better placed than others to take advantage of the upswing
- 2004-12-22
Is the market upturn finally getting underway? Yes, if you listen to marketing executives from GE and Rolls-Royce ... though soaring fuel prices still provide plenty of grounds for caution. If the market is really about to take off, however, some members of the restricted club of engine-makers serving the...
Airbus A380 on Schedule
- 2004-12-01
WHEN IT ENTERS AIRLINE SERVICE NEXT year, the Airbus A380 will be the biggest and heaviest airliner in the world. Compared with the current behemoth of the skies-the Boeing 747-400-the A380 is some 8 feet longer and 16 feet taller, and it has a 28-foot-wider wingspan; moreover, fully loaded, it...
Engine Alliance Completes Initial Tests of First GP7000 Engine.
- 2004-04-19
April 21, 2004 - The engine alliance between General Electric GE and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) completed initial testing of the first GP7000 engine being developed for the Airbus A380 super-jumbo aircraft. During approximately one month of se April 21, 2004 - The engine...
Boeing and Airbus take aim at middle market: with the 7E7 project Boeing is aiming at a market that it forecasts at 2,500 units. For Airbus, its A330 exists already and responds to a requirement which is far from being so juicy
- 2003-07-01
********** A new battle is underway between Airbus and Boeing, and looks set to eat up in coming months as the new long-range Boeing 7E7 gets nearer to a launch decision and obtains its first orders from Asian and European carriers. US carriers are expected to delay orders until...
EADS Selects EuroProp International Over Pratt & Whitney For A400M Engine
- 2003-05-07
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. EADS yesterday selected the TP400-D6 offered by the EuroProp International EPI consortium over the PW800 made by the Canadian subsidiary of Pratt & Whitney [UTX] to power the A400M European military transport aircraft being developed by Airbus Military after the European consortium substantially...
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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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