Honouring yesterday’s and today’s pioneers
L’Envol des Pionniers hosted several Aéropostale-related events on September 29th and 30th. The weekend began with briefing of participants in the Toulouse Saint-Louis of Senegal Rally which follows in the footsteps of Aéropostale pioneers, then continued with a celebration of the 40 year anniversary of this incredible human adventure during the annual Latécoère Foundation evening. The rally kicked off on Sunday. At the same time, a conference on the theme of pioneers and courage was organized bringing together around Pierre-Elzéar Latécoère several members of Latécoère Explorer, the explorer Bertrand Piccard, the pilot Catherine Maunoury, the explorer Laurence de la Ferrière, the eco-adventurer Raphaël Domjean, the astronaut Jean-François Clervoy and Jeremy Caussade (Aura-Aero), founding member of Toulouse Pioneers. It was an opportunity for L’Envol des Pionniers to announce the first event of «Let’s be daring together!», on July 6th and 7th, 2024. L’Envol des Pionniers invites young and old to get out of their comfort zone and reflect on the concept of daring, a critical element that enabled the extraordinary human adventure of l’aéropostale.