the death of Jean Pierson father of the A380 arouses reactions, the mayor of Toulouse says he is “saddened”
The mayor of Toulouse Jean-Luc Moudenc is one of the first to react to the announcement of the death of Jean Pierson. The former Airbus executive and engineer was 80 years old.
the journalist specializing in aeronautics Michel Polacco had paid tribute to Jean Pierson earlier today.
Michel Polacco devotes a long article to this disappearance on his aeromorning.com blog in which he recalls that Jean Pierson had become in 1976 boss of the Toulouse Blagnac production plant and had “ensured the success, which will become amazing for the A320, which Roger BĂ©teille had launched with Bernard Ziegler“. Last but not least, the aeronautical specialist recalls that Jean Pierson was the father of the A380:” it prepares, in case, an even bigger competitor at the Boeing B747: the A3XX. But hesitates to launch. He will hand over the already very elaborate dossier to his successor in 1998 (…) The A380 will be launched in 2000 by Jean Luc Lagardère. “