What company did Franz Josef Strauss found?

Franz Josef Strauss founded Airbus SE (1970).

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Franz Josef Strauss

Airbus SE · 1970

Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya

Background

German politician and later Airbus supervisory-board chairman.

Founding Story

Airbus describes Strauss as one of its co-founders in the early 1970s.

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