Aviation Leader Series

2008 "Sight" Lecture, May 2008
On A380

Fernando Alonso
Head of Flight Operations
Airbus

Fernando Alonso was born in Madrid, Spain and received an aeronautical engineering degree there before joining McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach in 1979. He joined Airbus as a performance engineer in 1982 and in 1990 graduated to flight test engineer. In 2002 he was appointed Vice President, Flight Test Division and in September 2007, he was appointed Head of Flight Operations.

He has been a flight test engineer on the maiden flights of the A340-200, the A319, the A318 and the A380.

Fernando will give us a behind-the-scene look at how Airbus brought the A380-the world's newest, largest passenger jet-from the drawing board to the skies.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
WHERE: The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue,
New York City, New York
TIME: 11:45 AM, reception; 12:30 PM lunch
COST: $90 per person

For reservations, contact Lea at 212/867-1770 or at
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Cancellations will not be accepted after noon on Monday,
May 19, 2008