Former Airbus Chief Test Pilot And Chief Engineer Bernard Ziegler Dies

Bernard Ziegler
The legendary former Airbus chief pilot and senior vice president-engineering Bernard Ziegler.
Credit: Airbus
FRANKFURT—Bernard Ziegler, the legendary former Airbus chief pilot and senior vice president-engineering, died May 5. He was 88. The son of Airbus’ first CEO, Henri Ziegler, was seen as a key figure in the company’s successful efforts to introduce the fly-by-wire flight-control system that has been...
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