SOCATA
SOCATA (also DAHER-SOCATA, formerly EADS Socata) is a producer of general aviation aircraft propelled by piston engines and turboprops, including business planes, small personal or training aircraft, as well as the production of aircraft structures for other manufacturers such as Airbus, Dassault, Embraer, Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin. The company headquarter is currently located in Tarbes, France.
History
The history of Socata goes back to 1911 when the aircraft manufacturer Morane-Saulnier was founded. In 1966, Morane-Saulnier changed its name to SOCATA (which is an abbreviation for Societe de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires, French for "Company for the construction of aircraft for tourism and business") when the company was bought by Sud Aviation to produce small aircraft. In 2000 Socata became a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS.
On 27 June 2008, EADS announced its intention to sell a controlling interest in EADS Socata to DAHER.[1] On 3 November 2008, EADS and DAHER announced that they had reached an agreement for DAHER to acquire a 70% of Socata.[2] On 7 January 2009, DAHER confirmed its acquisition of a majority 70% stake in SOCATA.[3]
Products
- Aircraft currently being produced by Socata
- Aircraft produced by Socata in the past
- Aircraft that never entered production
Daher-Socata recently drew up plans to produce a 10-seat twin-engined jet,[4] but in August 2010 announced that launch would be postponed until 2011 at the earliest.[5]
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