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Fabrice Villaumé is Head of Digital Business Growth with Airbus Customer Services and is thus leading the Airbus Digital Services Business Unit serving airlines, lessors and MROs around the world. In his current role, he is also the Airbus Leader of the Digital Alliance formed with Delta Air Lines and GE Digital Aviation Software and Board Member of the Independent Data Consortium for Aviation (IDCA).
Fabrice Villaumé received his Engineering MSc degree from ENAC (the leading French aeronautics and aviation university in Europe) in 1998, with a specialization in air transport, aircraft systems design and automatic control. He went on to complete a Ph.D. in nonlinear automatic control and what is known now as "Artificial Intelligence" at the Toulouse University of Sciences and LAAS-CNRS in 2002. Moreover, he graduated from HEC Paris in 2010 with an Executive MBA and a Major in Aviation and Aerospace Management.
Since joining Airbus in 1998, Fabrice has held various roles in Engineering, Programmes, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Innovation and in Customer Services. As co-inventor of Brake-To-Vacate (BTV) and Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) now largely deployed on the in-service Airbus fleet, Fabrice earned various awards and in particular the prestigious Medal from the French Air and Space Academy in 2012. Being a true fan of aviation, he is also a VFR Private Pilot.
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