Bertrand Piccard’s team had successfully landed at the Brussels Airport on May 13rd
After a flight lasting 12 hours 59 minutes, using no fuel and propelled by solar energy alone, Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely in Brussels at 21h39 this evening (UTC +2). A crowd of supporters was there to celebrate the arrival in the European Communities’ capital of Bertrand Piccard’s and André Borschberg’s solar airplane.
Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Company, was very enthusiastic about welcoming the airplane onto the tarmac of Brussels Airport. « This airplane, the first to function without fossil fuel and without emitting CO2, symbolizes the great efforts the aeronautical industry is making to develop new technologies for energy saving and increased use of renewable energies. The European airport sector is also very active in developing its activities in a responsible and durable manner. Given Brussels Airport’s own ambition to continue reducing our CO2 emissions, we attach particular importance to solar energy generation projects. Therefore, we are delighted that Solar Impulse selected Brussels Airport as its first international destination. »
On Tuesday 24th,Altran welcomed top clients at the airport to discover the Solar Impulse. They assisted to a conference of Sandra Oberhollenzer, one of our Altran consultants working in the Solar Impulse project, followed by a short presentation of Bertrand Piccard and André Boschberg.
On Friday 27th, consultants, students and some clients had a exhaustive presentation of all the project by Bertrand Piccard and André Boschberg and a description of the role of Altran in this project by Philippe Lauper, also one of our Altran consultants working in the Solar Impulse project
