On Wednesday, 25th January in the morning ADS Toulouse had organised a visit at

• AIRBUS "Flight Test Centre"

where members were met by senior personnel from this department including the Chief Test Pilot Civil and members of his team.

The visit commenced with a presentation by Hélène Cerbeleaud, EV Head of Strategy, Flight and Integration Tests which outlined the involvement of Tier one suppliers from the initial development phase of a new aircraft programme. This is a new way of working and will apply to the A350 project.

This was followed by a visit to the Iron Bird of the A380 & A400M coupled with a demonstration of the cockpit interface to each rig.

The next stage of the visit was to see the Telemetry centre which enables test aircraft to be monitored and tracked in real time.

The morning concluded with a visit to the A380 MSN 1 a/c which has been fitted with a Trent XWB (A350) engine, making its maiden flight within 14 days.

The Toulouse Bureau would like to express its thanks to Harry Nelson for organising such a wonderful visit.

The ADS Toulouse Bureau was priviledged to host

• Daniel BAUBIL, Head of Airbus SA Programmes along with
• Neil HARRIS, Head of Industrial NEO

to a Working Lunch.

This is part of the Bureau strategy to invite key players from Major manufacturers in the Aerospace family and once again the guests did not disappoint.

This year's ADS Toulouse annual event was held at the magnificient Orangerie. In addition to being blessed with wonderful weather we were honoured to receive Mark Prisk MP Minister of State for Business and Innovation as our major guest of honour. He was accompanied by senior members of BIS and UKTI. The Airbus guest of honour was Tom Williams, EVP Programmes Airbus. In addition senior executives from major British and French companies were present. The theme of the evening was the environment which is particularly close to Airbus as they are constantly investigating ways of reducing pollution and saving fuel. Tom Williams made a special mention of the NEO A/C and its huge success since its launch.

On the 29th September 2011 from 08.30 to 10.00 hours

with Mark Prisk, MP Minister of State for Business & Enterprise

a Business Breakfast has been organized at the A D S Touloususe bureau

on the 29th September 2011 from 08.30 to 14.00 hours

A visit to Thales Alenia Space was organized to coincide with the Annual Event and involved UK Space company members in addition to some of our Toulouse members. This visit has been a success for the UK companies as well as for Thales Alenia Space with a very good feedback from all participants.

There will be a follow up with to ensure and to maximise the potential in the relationships between our UK supply chain and Thales Alenia Space, particularly in matching the capabilities of our members to the service requirements that Thales has throughout their current and future projects.

Working Breakfast - 12th July 2011

Didier Lux, Head of Customer Support, AIRBUS

The Toulouse bureau was honoured to receive a visit from Didier Lux, Head of Customer Support, Airbus during a Working Breakfast. The meeting was well attended and Didier was able to give an inside into the after market services of Airbus.

One of the highlights during the month of May has been the successful visit by 9 of our Toulouse Bureau members to Aiurbus Military in Madrid and Sevilla. The main objective of the visit was to meet key members of Airbus Military as well as establishing contacts for the future. (Procurement team)

The ADS Toulouse members were honoured to receive Tom Williams, Airbus EVP Programmes for an informal Working Lunch.

We were honoured to receive Tom Williams for a Working Lunch around an informal discussion about a general update on Airbus Programmes and its future strategy.

As usual this Lunch was very successfully attended and you will find the main points of Tom's message in the memo attached.

Philippe CAZANAVE - Head of Procurement

This informal Working Breakfast was held following the ADS TOULOUSE Annual Event and was aimed at updating our members on the latest ATR situation. This was particularly important in view of the future ATR-600 series.

ADS TOULOUSE celebrated its first annual event under the new logo. This was held at the magnificent “Chateau de Thégra” on the 23^rd of September and was attended by key personalities from the local aerospace industry. The joint guest of honour Klaus Richter Airbus EVP Procurement addressed the guests and expressed his opinion for the future of the aircraft industry which is borne out by the recent high profile sales to Cathay pacific and Lufthansa. In addition Airbus has taken the decision to increase the single aisle and long range production rates to meet the increased requirements. Our members were delighted to have had the opportunity to network with the non ADS guests who numbered more than 100. This was a significant turn out despite the industrial problems of the day and proves once again the support for ADS. In conclusion the main theme of the evening was to support the children’s charity “Les Petits Princes” and this was achieved with generous donations from all concerned.

First Infoday organized in cooperation between Aerospace Valley and ADS Toulouse bureau with the support of the British Consulate in Bordeaux. In the morning there were presentations on both French and UK Civil Aerospace and Defence market sectors followed by SMEs B2B meetings between French and UK companies.

Working Breakfast with Dassault Aviation on Tuesday 8th June 2010

Didier BONNEFOY- SVP Industrial Policy, Dassault Aviation

Laurent HAISTE - VP Industrial Policy Directorate, Dassault Aviation

The TB was delighted to welcome the Senior Dassault Aviation Management for an informal Working Breakfast at our ADS offices. There has been a very good attendance from the members and it's been a very interesting  morning session.

Working Breakfast - 7 May 2010 

Philippe ALARY-TOSSAINT - Head of Contracts - Procurement
Neil WARREN - Business Planning & Strategy - Procurement
Fergus HOULDEN - Contracts Specialist - Procurement Strategy & Services

This informal Working Breakfast  was arranged to enable our Toulouse members to better understand the function of the Airbus Contracts Procurement team. The principal role of Philippe's Contract Procurement Department is to facilitate negotiations between various parties.

Working Lunch - at SNECMA / SAFRAN Group (Villaroche, Paris) 24 March 2010

Raymond SCODELLARO - Purchasing Group Manager, Materials, Mechanical & International Sourcing, SAFRAN
Philippe DANIEL LAMAZIERE - Deputy Purchasing Director, SNECMA (Safran Group)
Jean-Francois BONNINGUE - Program Purchasing Manager, SNECMA (Safran Group)
Philip RAVINET- Public Relation Manager, SNECMA (Safran Group)

The Toulouse members undertook a very interesting visit to the Villaroche Site where a presentation was given on the Leap-x Programme including a visit to the test and assembly areas.

Working Breakfast - 23 March 2010

Francis NISS - President, Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation SAS

Andre BENHAMOU - President, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

Francois LEHMANN - Managing Director, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

Jean-Luc MAIGNE - Industrial Director, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

The Bureau was priviledged to be invited to attend a Working Breakfast as well as a factory visit at the Liebherr site in Toulouse. The Senior Liebherr Management greeted the members and expressed interest in each companies activities.

Working Breakfast - February 2010

• Scott Andrew, SVP Procurement Programmes, Business Operations& Strategy
• Neil Warren, Director Planning & Strategy
  

This Working Breakfast was arranged to enable Scott to present Neil and at the same time to bid farewell prior to his return to the UK to take up a new appointment on A350. Important actions resulted from a frank discussion. These will be followed up on behalf of the members.

10th Anniversary Event - September 2009

This event held on 24th September at the prodigious "Orangerie de Rochemontes" near Toulouse was very well attended and honoured to host several VIP's including Tom Enders CEO Airbus, Ian Lucas MP Minister for Business and Sir Peter Westmacott HM Ambassador to France. Tom Enders congratulated ADS on its transition from SBAC as well as outlining the important role played by the Toulouse Bureau. The evening concluded with a magnificent firework display which was a fitting finale to an unforgettable event enjoyed by all present.

Working Lunch - July 2009

Tom Williams, EVP Programme

This Working Lunch coincided with a visit by Senior Representatives from UKTO to Airbus. Their agreement to join the discussion resulted in a frank exchange of views to benefit of the members.

Working Breakfast - May 2009

Ian Dawkins, EVP Future Programmes, Airbus

SBAC Toulouse's members were privileged to host Ian Dawkins for an informal meeting over a working breakfast. The session was illuminating and the very open discussion helped our members to develop a clear picture of the key aspects of the Airbus future development direction.

Working Breakfast - April 2009

Philippe Marre, VP Head of Strategy and Communication, Corporate Secretary, Aerolia

Raphael Duflos, VP Chief Procurement Officer, Aerolia

The Bureau and its members were privileged to receive a visit from Philippe Marre and Raphael Duflos, both Senior memebers of the newly formed company who confirmed that the way is opened to any members wishing to discuss business opportunities.

Working Lunch at Dassault Aviation (Merignac) - April 2009 


As with the Eurocopter working lunch a discussion was organised with all Senior Memebers of the Purchasing Department followed by a factory visit. SBAC Toulouse member company representatives were able to present their activities on a one to one basis with the responsible Dassault Manager.