In 2010, Airbus partnered with ENAC and Université de Toulouse III to develop an “Aeronautical Font” that would improve readability and comfort on cockpit screens. Two years later, they enlisted the help of Intactile DESIGN to design eight different versions of the font, which they named B612 after Saint-Exupéry’s imaginary asteroid. The font underwent thorough hinting to ensure consistent legibility. In 2017, Airbus agreed to release the font under an open-source license within the Polarsys project, and in 2018, it was published on Google Fonts and made available on Github. The font was designed by Nicolas Chauveau, Thomas Paillot, and Jonathan Favre-Lamarine from intactile DESIGN, with support from Jean-Luc Vinot and Sylvie Athènes.
https://b612-font.com/