8 Nov 2023 | Members, News
It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Frank Borman, one of the pioneers of astronautics. Frank Borman passed away on November 7, 2023 at the age of 95. His passing leaves behind an exceptional legacy that has marked the history of space exploration...
3 Nov 2023 | Members, News
The Academy lost one of its most prominent members with the death of Jean Delacarte, which occurred on November 2, 2023. Born on December 2, 1927, this brilliant engineer left behind a remarkable legacy through his outstanding contributions to the world of science and...
4 Sep 2023 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing on January 25, 2023, of our colleague David Ewins, Professor of Mechanics of Structures-Vibrations and Emeritus Researcher at Imperial College London, Honorary Member of Section 1 of our Academy. He was a...
31 Aug 2023 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death, which occurred on Wednesday 30 August, of our colleague Patrick ANSPACH, Belgian aeronautical journalist and member of Section 5 of our Academy. He obtained his degree in journalism from the Université Libre de...
5 May 2023 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our colleague André Motet, honorary member of Section 2 and co-President of the Defense Commission of the Academy from 2002 to 2008. André Motet, former Deputy Director of Aerospatiale’s Strategic Systems...
17 Apr 2023 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our colleague Yves Sillard, elected member of the Academy in 1995. He was very involved in the activities of the Academy, within the Space, Defense, and European Actions committees. He also participated in the...
20 Feb 2023 | Members, News
We are saddened to announce that Dr Meyer J BENZAKEIN passed away on 18 February 2023. He was elected as a Foreign Associate Member of our Academy before becoming an Emeritus Member in 2013. He was involved in the activities of Section 2. Dr M J Benzakein was...
5 Jan 2023 | Members, News
Olivier de l’Estoile succeeds Jean-Claude Chaussonnet as Secretary General of the Academy. Olivier de l’Estoile, former Deputy General Manager of Civil Aircraft at Dassault Aviation and Honorary President of EBAA France was elected Secretary General of our...
4 Jan 2023 | Members, News
So here we are at the dawn of 2023, a new year that I wish you and yours a happy one, without too many health worries, with a lot of satisfaction in all your projects, big or small. Our Academy is more and more recognized as a European think tank contributing to the...
2 Jan 2023 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Claude Bechet aka “Syd”, emeritus member of the Academy, on December 27, 2022. Claude Bechet was a fighter pilot and a engineer at the CEV Flight Test Centre (1960), a civil pilot (1962) and...
2 Jan 2023 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Jean Calmon, emeritus member of the Academy, on December 27, 2022. Jean Calmon was an engineer from the École centrale des arts et manufactures (1955). He joined SNECMA in 1956 as a design engineer and then...
14 Nov 2022 | Members, News
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Jacques Durand, honorary member of the Academy, on November 10, 2022. Jacques Durand was a Civil Engineer of Aeronautics and Master of Aeronautical Sciences. He was SNESCMA/ELECMA system engineer from 1964...
