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Airbus Fly-By-Wire visionary Bernard Ziegler passes away

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Airbus Fly-By-Wire visionary Bernard Ziegler passes away

Bernard Ziegler, one of Airbus’ engineering pioneers, who was instrumental in the introduction of the world’s first digital Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and side stick controls in a commercial passenger aircraft with the A320 in 1988, has passed away. He was 88. Ziegler’s career spanned some four decades...

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