Jean Pierson, the 'Bear of the Pyrenees' who propelled planemaker Airbus onto the global stage and began its transformation from a loose consortium into a European giant, has died, former colleagues said on Thursday.
Jean Pierson , then managing director of Airbus Industrie, laughs as His Excellency Sir Michael Jay , the British ambassador to France adjusts the insignia of Commander of the Orderof the British Empire, February 18. The ceremony took place at the Airbus Industrie headquarters in southwestern France.onto the global stage and began its transformation from a loose consortium into a European giant, has died, former colleagues said on Thursday.
On another occasion, Pierson told Reuters, he ripped off his shirt, telling a tenacious airline boss that the garment might as well be thrown into the aggressively priced deal. He strongly backed the A380 superjumbo, which flopped in the market and is about to see its last delivery after just 14 years. But he
Airbus was founded in 1969 as a venture between industrial groups in France, Germany, Spain and Britain and went on to snatch Boeing's crown as the world's largest planemaker.
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