Olivier is the founder of Blue Spirit Aero. He has capitalised on his 25 years of experience in the aeronautical hydrogen industry (Honeywell, General Electric, Dassault Aviation) and his role as chairman of the Standardization Committee for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells within Airborne Applications to imagine, build and pilot the Blue Spirit Aero endeavour. While providing both leadership and technical expertise to the team, he promotes the BSA’s vision to financial, industrial and institutional partners.

Philippe has been during his career astronaut and test pilot. He was part of the crew of the Endeavour mission in 2002, during which he conducted several spacewalks. Philippe then decided to put his expertise at the service of Airbus. He became a test pilot and contributed to the A380, A400M and A350 programs. At BSA, he contributes to the development of the technological architecture designed by the BSA team.

Laurent is BSA's technical specialist in the field of flight physics. With over 15 years of combined experience between Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Daher and Safran, he is ensuring the development of an optimized and realistic aircraft.

Bertrand brings to the BSA project his extensive experience in consolidating and scaling up companies. He worked as a general manager of SMEs in various industrial sectors, including aerospace and automotive. He is now supporting sustainable industrial start-ups by helping them to define and secure the path towards a long term vision.

Florian is the central interface for the technical expertise in Toulouse. Specialising in composite structural design, he is actively solving the structural challenges of our unique architecture, taking the BSA vision from concept to reality.

Charlotte is in charge of modeling the singular propulsive unit of BSA's concept. Specializing in the environment and sustainable production, she is also involved in the assessment and reduction of the environmental impact of the project.