BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$34.6B
- Private
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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
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
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...
Company Watch - Virgin Group
Sep 10, 2007 Virgin America, Skybus fly different paths to profit. Virgin America is counting on amenities such as its superior in-flight entertainment options and comfortable seating to keep travelers coming back for its middle-of-the-road ticket prices. Skybus is unabashedly focused on passengers' bottom lines, offering super-cheap fares and...
Travel Health & Environment Watch
Sep 10, 2007 Japan aims for space-based solar power by 2030. Putting solar collectors into space circumvents the biggest problems facing the environmentally sound energy source -- namely night-time and cloud cover that keeps the sun's rays from reaching earth-bound collectors. Japan's space agency, JAXA, has plans to put...
Aircraft News - Europe
Aug 20, 2007 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus said it had secured a number of leased aircraft to provide a limited service for around 8,000 passengers out of an expected 45,000 to 50,000 travellers at a peak time of year. The company has been battling with unions to cut...
Aircraft News - Europe
Apr 30, 2007 Airbus Gallois to begin three-stage Power8 talks with Airbus labor leaders today EADS co-CEO and Airbus CEO Louis Gallois said negotiations with labor unions on Airbus's Power8 restructuring plan, which calls for 10,000 job cuts, will begin today with an aim toward concluding by mid-July....
Company Watch - Virgin Groupp
Apr 30, 2007 Airbus misses Virgin long-haul order. Airbus has admitted that delays to the A350 program kept it out of the running for the valued order for Virgin Atlantic long-haul. Apr 25, 2007 Airbus did not contend for this week's $2.8 billion aircraft order by Virgin Atlantic...
Virgin Atlantic gives $8bn order to Boeing in fresh setback for
Virgin Atlantic dealt a massive blow to Airbus yesterday by placing a jet order worth up to $8bn with its arch-rival, Boeing. The order for as many as 43 new 787 Dreamliner aircraft will enable Virgin to become the first airline to operate non-stop services from the...
Branson warns of threat to A380 maker
The chairman of Virgin Atlantic, Sir Richard Branson, one of the launch customers for the new Airbus A380 super jumbo has warned that the aircraft is likely to be a "financial disaster" for its manufacturer. Sir Richard, whose long-haul airline has placed a $2bn ([pound]1bn) order for...
Virgin Atlantic may change its Airbus orders
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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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