What is the Airbus mafia?

The Airbus mafia is the network of 66 people who came through Airbus and went on to found or lead other companies, including Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Imaginario.ai, Facio, Neion Bio.

Who is in the Airbus mafia?

Notable members include Benoit Lemaignan (Waga Energy), Alexander Harmsen (PortfolioPilot), Dr. Abdelhak Loukkal PhD (Imaginario.ai), Saulo Tristao (Facio), Demetrios Kellari (Neion Bio), Patrick (Thinxtra), Dirk Hoke (Volocopter), Daniel Buchmueller (Gallatin Ai), among 66 tracked members.

What companies did Airbus alumni found?

Companies founded by Airbus alumni include Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Imaginario.ai, Facio, Neion Bio, Thinxtra, Volocopter, Gallatin Ai, Reflex Aerospace, LabelFlow.

The Airbus Mafia

66 people came through Airbus and went on to found or lead other companies.

Benoit LemaignanFlight control design engineerFounded Waga Energy +2 Alexander HarmsenElectrical & Software EngineerFounded PortfolioPilot +1 Dr. Abdelhak Loukkal PhDSupply chain quality intern, Airbus Defence and SpaceFounded Imaginario.ai +1 Saulo TristaoInternshipFounded Facio Demetrios KellariAerospace Engineer, Special ProjectsFounded Neion Bio PatrickInternFounded Thinxtra Dirk HokeAdvisorFounded Volocopter Daniel BuchmuellerVice President, Head of Drone Cargo by AirbusFounded Gallatin Ai Christian LindenerGlobal Head of BizLab - The Airbus Incubators & AcceleratorsFounded Reflex Aerospace Nicolas DraberA350XWB-900 Flight Test Loads Validation TeamFounded LabelFlow Vincent LecrubierMethods and Tools for Human-Machine Interfaces InternFounded LabelFlow Moncef BiazAuditor InternFounded Artifact Loic VeillardR&D - Master's End Project - Satellite On-Board Fast CompressionFounded Blitz Parthi DuraisamySoftware EngineerFounded Alaan Bob CrinerLead Structures Engineer @ Airbus (formerly Premium AEROTEC)Founded Stralis Aircraft Assem ChammahResearchFounded Nexus Angus MuffattiThermal Engineer with Airbus Defence and SpaceFounded Advanced Metal Research Robbie BourkeDeputy Engineering Team Leader A400M FTEFounded Zymbly Johann Stürkenstudent work experienceFounded Andustry Rafel Jorda SiquierFlight Test Center & Flight Line production engineerFounded Open Cosmos Bastien FabreInternFounded Iris Lab Martin PostelTrainee at A350 Powerplant Integration DepartmentFounded Opply Paul EremenkoCTOFounded P-1 AI Dr. Moritz MaierQuality Control SpecialistFounded Synera Pierre HebrardEngineer InternFounded Pricemoov Dr. Friso ZimmermannWorking StudentFounded Fuchs Eule Arne GeschkeProgrammer (Data Analysis and FEM Calculations)Founded Fair Supply Frank NoppelMaster's ThesisFounded blueflite Christophe CressendBU Manager - Head of PLM Information Systems for EADS & External MarketFounded Agilitest FranzWissenschaftlicher MitarbeiterFounded nebumind Errette DunnLean Leader for Global Business and Services, and Corporate SupportFounded rever Lakshman ThataiAirbus BizlabFounded Unifize David MorczinekAircraft Completion Manager - A350XWB ProgrammeFounded AirWorks Jean-Christophe LambertManager - ATM Studies & SimulationFounded Ascendance Thomas FenalProject Manager of the Avionics of Sentinel 5 Precursor satellite (Air Quality mission)Founded Gentian Corneels de WaardUndergraduate Reliability EngineerFounded Endla Jeffrey HendrikseAIT/AIV Manager MASCOTFounded ATMOS Christian GrimmElectronic TechnicianFounded ATMOS Johannes BurgardThesis StudentFounded Solytic Phil WestcottPartner & Supplier DevelopmentFounded Deal Engine Pouria SanaeAerospace EngineerFounded IX Layer Marc GuedjIngénieur AéronautiqueFounded BuyBox Gift card aggregator Leon KobingerSenior Systems ArchitectFounded CertHub Renaud PacullProjet de rechercheFounded Easypicky Steffen GerlachChange Project ManagerFounded EEDEN Hervé HuismaninternshipFounded Gradyent Pablo Candau YbarraIndustrial Management, StrategyFounded Newe Oussama ElachqarSoftware Engineer InternFounded Oumi David BizeulHead of CSIRT - Cyber Security [Intelligence Response & Threat]Founded Sekoia Malory McLemoreCabin & Cargo Engineering - Field Engineer - Technical Supplier DevelopmentFounded Stell Ahmad Rizqi MeydiarsoSystem Engineer / Software ArchitectFounded Kata Irene HernándezSystems EngineerFounded Gataca Aman JindalComposite Manufacturing Intern | A380 Tailplane | A320 Wing PanelsFounded DeNoize Adam ChikhaAerospace Engineering InternFounded Asynchronics Kaustav MitraEngineering Strategy and New Technology Development Manager - A380 Wing SubsystemFounded Paradime Labs Thomas PetithugueninEnvironmental strategy & Enterprise Risk ManagementFounded everox Marien PinotData ScientistFounded Nebesta Maria Esther MartinezRadiocommunication EngineerFounded Aerosens Manon LagarrigueChargée de communicationFounded Prodigy Agency Frédéric CrampéAerospace Engineer (1-year full-time Internship)Founded BeeBryte Keith BrentAerospace Design Engineer (Contract)Founded Infiniti Recycling Ben BeaversPortfolio Management Methods and Tools in BXMSFounded Smartyplants Rodrigo FolgueiraIngeniero de materialesFounded Banbu Johnny MatthewsLean ConsultantFounded seemehired Irene Grace Karot PolsonFlight Operations AnalystFounded Deploy Valentin BelserInternshipFounded Delicious Data

Frequently asked questions

What is the Airbus mafia?: The Airbus mafia is the network of 66 people who came through Airbus and went on to found or lead other companies, including Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Imaginario.ai, Facio, Neion Bio.
Who is in the Airbus mafia?: Notable members include Benoit Lemaignan (Waga Energy), Alexander Harmsen (PortfolioPilot), Dr. Abdelhak Loukkal PhD (Imaginario.ai), Saulo Tristao (Facio), Demetrios Kellari (Neion Bio), Patrick (Thinxtra), Dirk Hoke (Volocopter), Daniel Buchmueller (Gallatin Ai), among 66 tracked members.
What companies did Airbus alumni found?: Companies founded by Airbus alumni include Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Imaginario.ai, Facio, Neion Bio, Thinxtra, Volocopter, Gallatin Ai, Reflex Aerospace, LabelFlow.