Roger Béteille: from Pilot to Airbus Founding Father
Roger Béteille is considered the mastermind behind the major developments that made Airbus the world’s largest commercial airframer.
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A Tribute to Aviation Pioneer Edward R. Beauvais
- by Lee Cross
- April 5, 2022
- 3 minutes read
From Frontier Airlines, Western Pacific, and, of course, America West Airlines, Edward Raymond Beauvais’ tenure in civil aviation in the United States is the stuff of legends. Airways pays tribute to this bonafide aviation pioneer who passed away in 2021.
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A Brief History of Latino Aviation Pioneers
- by Helwing Villamizar
- October 15, 2021
- 10 minutes read
Hispanic men and women have changed aviation since the dawn of flight, setting records and exploring the farthest limits of the globe.
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Aviation Pioneer Marcel Bloch-Dassault
- by Mario Bertoletti
- October 1, 2021
- 3 minutes read
Born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch on January 22, 1892, the future French engineer decided very early on to embrace a career in aviation after seeing a Wright aircraft fly around the Eiffel Tower.
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Lateral Control: The Saga of the Curtiss Goupil Duck
- by Helwing Villamizar
- September 5, 2021
- 7 minutes read
The story of the Curtiss Goupil Duck is a fascinating chronicle of four aviation pioneers battling it out in the early days of the industry.
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Aviation Pioneers: Marcel Bloch-Dassault
- by Mario Bertoletti
- May 28, 2021
- 3 minutes read
MIAMI – Born as Marcel Ferdinand Bloch in Paris on January 22, 1892, the future French engineer decides very early to embrace a career in aviation after seeing a Wright aircraft fly around the Eiffel Tower. In 1913 he obtains a degree in aeronautical engineering and one year later joins the “Laboratoire de Recherche Aeronautiques” […]
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Airbus Fly-By-Wire Visionary Bernard Ziegler, 1933-2021
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 5, 2021
- 3 minutes read
MIAMI – Via a press release, Airbus informed today that Bernard Ziegler, former VP of engineering and fly-by-wire evangelist, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. With the launch of the A320 in 1988, Ziegler, one of Airbus’ engineering pioneers, was instrumental in the world’s first digital Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and side-stick controls in a […]
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Airbus Fly-by-wire Visionary Bernard Ziegler
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 4, 2021
- 3 minutes read
Via a press release, Airbus informed today that Bernard Ziegler, former VP of engineering and fly-by-wire evangelist, passed away at the age of 88.
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The Valiant Leader: Remembering Southwest’s Jim Parker…
- by Airways
- January 28, 2019
- 3 minutes read
LONDON – Earlier this month, we had the loss of Southwest Airlines’ Co-Founder and ex-CEO Herb Kelleher. It seems that tragedy has struck for the second time in the space of a month with the passing of previous CEO James “Jim” Parker. According to Southwest, Parker had died unexpectedly on Jan 26 after dinner “with […]