Director of DNW Christophe Hermans was one of the key industrial partners in BLADE to attend the ceremony.
Airbus has signed an accord with representatives of the numerous stakeholders to not only mark the joint success of bringing this unique program to fruition, but also affirm their desire to build on this program in the European framework of Clean Sky. The stakeholders present together with Airbus CEO Tom Enders at the ceremony included members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the German Government, European Member States and industrial partners across Europe (copyright Airbus). See also http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/04/airbus-presents--flight-lab--blade-test-aircraft-to-eu-clean-sky.html