On Friday, December 9, the French Air and Space Academy awarded its Grand Prix 2022 to Eric Trappier, “for his remarkable career as an engineer and manager who has dedicated his career to the development of the French and European aeronautical industry.
The ceremony took place at the Capitole in Toulouse, during a formal public session of the Academy.
In his acceptance speech, Eric Trappier said: “It is not my career at DASSAULT that you are rewarding tonight, but DASSAULT AVIATION through the career of one of its own. It is the teams around me, the engineers, technicians and workers in our factories, their skills, passion and commitment, a century of accumulated experience and innovation, an exemplary industrial and patriotic epic, that your Academy is paying tribute to.
