AIAC AT LUXEMBOURG HOUSE IN NEW YORK
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2024 - New York, NY AIAC Chairman L. M. Levie was greeted by HRH Crown Prince Guillaume, the Honorable Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Deputy Prime Ministry Xavier Bettel, Consul General Luc Decker, and Consul Marc Padjan at Luxembourg House, at 17 Beekman Place in New York on September 22, 2024. Consul General Decker provided Mr. Levie a personal tour of the large townhouse estate, once owned by Irving Berlin, the most prolific and celebrated American song composer and lyricist. The visit coincided with the start of UN Week, during which Luxembourg’s leaders joined global heads of state who converged on New York for key policy addresses and meetings.
Mr. Levie discussed the next day’s itinerary with the Crown Prince, who would be receiving Honorary Membership in the Explorers Club in a formal ceremony at the club’s iconic New York headquarters. Crown Prince Guillaume expressed to Mr. Levie, his profound gratitude to the Explorers Club for the coveted award. Mr. Levie is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Explorers Club.
Mr. Levie remarked, “I was delighted to once again see my dear friends, Crown Prince Guilliaume, and Deputy Prime Minister Bettel. I also enjoyed meeting Prime Minister Frieden, Consul General Decker, and Consul Padjan, each new to their present roles. AIAC companies, Bradford Space and Eurofoil have blossomed within the fertile economic environment of Luxembourg, a dynamic gateway to Europe and the world.” Mr. Levie continued, “I was particularly thrilled by Consul General Decker’s full tour of the art and architecture of the Irving Berlin mansion, including its stunning outside terrace and balcony overlooking the East River. Because I am both a fan of Luxembourg and of Irving Berlin, visiting 17 Beekman Place is always a great honor and pleasure for me.”
About American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. AIAC has acquired and grown non-core subsidiaries and divisions of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Ahlstrom, Tolko, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. AIAC companies manufacture materials, components, assemblies, packaging, equipment, and finished products. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded industrial and consumer products throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. AIAC is a leading manufacturer of building, street, and highway signage in Europe, signage and illumination structures in North America, and a distributor of electrical products throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005 and has produced over 10,000 unique components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in North America. A leader in ultra-high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies produce 2,200 fan blades and blisks for each jet engine produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell. AIAC companies produce the critical automotive wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler- Fiat, Toyota, and Nissan. In connection with its kraft paper manufacturing interests in Canada and the US, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary.
AIAC companies actively support exploration into outer space, manufacturing critical components for launching and propelling spacecraft and satellites. AIAC customers in this sector include NASA, the European Space Agency, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing. AIAC companies also lead in the design and manufacture of undersea umbilical cables for worldwide oceanographic research.
Another AIAC affiliate, located in Germany, designs, manufactures and distributes high performance emergency portable power generators required during natural disasters, including extreme climate events worldwide. Clients include government agencies and the International Red Cross.
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AIAC in Luxembourg
AIAC companies present in Luxembourg consists of Eurofoil Luxembourg, a manufacturer of aluminum foil for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical packaging markets worldwide, and Bradford Space, which designs and produces advanced propulsion and guidance devices for orbital satellites. Bradford Space has designed and manufactured advanced equipment for high performance weather forecast satellites launched and maintained by the European Space Agency. These include the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG), Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) as well as the METOP low earth orbit satellite constellation.
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About AIAC Philanthropy
AIAC and the AIAC Foundation support a wide range of nonprofit, nonsectarian, bipartisan organizations which promote international conflict resolution, disaster relief, economic development, environmental sustainability, and exploration. The exploration-focused nonprofit organizations which they actively support include the Explorers Club, the National Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society, the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Space Society, and the United States Space Foundation.
In recent months, AIAC Companies have proudly served as a corporate sponsor of Hubert Sagniere’s historic circumnavigation of the earth in a single-engine plane (www.flightaroundtheglobe.com).
AIAC’s other beneficiaries include the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc., the Asia Society, the Atlantic Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Philanthropy Partners, the Bretton Woods Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carter Center, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Foreign Policy Association, the Institut Française des Relations Internationales, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Crisis Group, the International Rescue Committee, the Japan Society, the JFK School of Government of Harvard University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Sierra Club, and the Trilateral Commission.
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About the Explorers Club
The Explorers Club is an American-based, international, multidisciplinary professional society with the mission of promoting and supporting scientific exploration and field study on land, sea, and space. The club was founded in New York City in 1904 and has served as a meeting point for explorers and scientists worldwide. Members of the club have been the first to explore the North Pole, South Pole, Mount Everest, the Mariana Trench, and to walk on the Moon.
The club's notable current members or honorees include Buzz Aldrin, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Richard Branson, James Cameron, Ray Dalio, Wendy Schmidt, and Jane Goodall. In years past, prominent members have included President Theodore Roosevelt, Sir Edmund Hillary, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Thor Heyerdahl, Walter Cronkite, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The Explorers Club’s historic clubhouse, at 46 East 70th Street in New York City, is a museum and monument to the “Famous Firsts,” the greatest explorers and expeditions of all time. It contains rare artifacts of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, Napoleon, Sir Edmund Hillary, President Theodore Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers, Amelia Ehrhart, Thor Heyerdahl, and Neil Armstrong.
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