Biography: 

My name is York C. Roth and I work for Airbus as “Research & Technology Technical Leader” for the European CleanSky2/ CleanAviation Large Passenger Aircraft Program Platform 2 representing fuselage technologies for commercial aircraft. The scope covers airframe, cabin & cargo and non-specific cross function projects including full size parts manufacture and integration into the world’s 1st and largest R&T fuselage demonstrator manufactured out of thermoplastic composites: Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator/ MFFD. In 1999, I finished my studies in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany, and moved on to the “Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe/ IVW” at Technical University Kaiserslautern, Germany. I successfully completed my job as a “Dr.-Ing.”/ PhD in 2004 and joined Airbus. In the past 20 years, I took over serval roles as project/ portfolio manager and head of department in several functions like Engineering.

About AIRBUS:

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. Its innovative products and services connect people and places, protect citizens and vital assets, and are helping to lead the journey towards decarbonising aerospace. In commercial aircraft, Airbus designs and manufactures modern and fuel-efficient airplanes and associated services. Airbus is a European leader in space systems, defence and security. In helicopters, Airbus provides civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide. Airbus has built on its strong European heritage to become truly international – with around 145,000 employees in roughly 180 locations and relying on more than 18,000 direct suppliers globally. The Company has aircraft and helicopter final assembly lines in Europe, Asia and the Americas.