Our identity
Established in January 1980 by the French Aerospace Industry Association (GIFAS), IAS is a nonprofit organization, based in Toulouse. The members of its board are the GIFAS, Airbus , Safran, Thales, Dassault Aviation, and the GIFAS Aerospace and Defence Equipment Group (GEAD).
IAS President is Mr. Yann BARBAUX.
Working under supervision of the GIFAS International Affairs Commission, and participating to various activities organized by the Commission (monthly meetings, country workshops, delegations, missions and international air shows, etc.), IAS is the French Aerospace Industry Association agency for international professional training.
IAS mission is to design and implement professional training solutions and services dedicated to foreign professionals operating in the aeronautic and space sector, as partners and/or customers of the French industry.
Whether based upon the schools’ academic training or tailor-made by IAS, these solutions leverage the know-how of our educational partners and the expertise of our industrial lecturers. Last but not least, our institute also takes an active part in various reference aeronautic and space clusters and counts among some influential institutional organizations.
