AIRBUS AND DUTCH AEROSPACE PARTNERS EXTEND COOPERATIVE R&D AGREEMENT

摘要

Aircraft giant Airbus (Toulouse, France) and prominent members of the Dutch aerospace industry recently extended their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation in technical research. Operative since 2005, the MOU opened the way for a collaborative research effort centered on advanced thermoplastic composites. The extension was signed in Toulouse on March 26 by Fabrice Bregier, COO of Airbus, and three representatives from The Netherlands: Hans Buthker, president of Stork Fokker AESP (Hoogeveen); Frank Meurs, managing director of TenCate Advanced Composites (Nijverdal); and Dirk Starink, chairman of the Netherlands Aerospace Group (Zoe-termeer).