Reims Aviation

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Reims Aviation Industries
Parent GECI Aviation
Website www.reims-aviation-industries.com
Reims F406, the only model still produced
1977 Reims F182Q
Reims F152

Reims Aviation Industries is a French aircraft manufacturer located in the city of Reims, currently producing the F406 Caravan II. Reims Aviation is a wholly owned subsidiary of GECI Aviation.[1]

History

Max Holste, the company founder, built his first aircraft in 1931, a light two-seater aircraft called the SHB1. In 1946 he started his own aircraft company in downtown Reims. In the 1950s two new models were designed, in 1950 the Broussard MH.1521 and in 1959 the Super Broussard MH.260. In 1960 a cooperative agreement was signed with Cessna to produce light aircraft for the European market. The company was officially born as Reims Aviation in 1962, mainly producing the F172 Reims Rocket, a more powerful version of the Cessna 172. In 1989 Reims Aviation bought back all the shares held by Cessna and became a private French aircraft manufacturer. Production of the single engined airplanes was halted, and only the F406 remains in production.

Products

Note that only the F406 is still in production. All aircraft were made in cooperation with Cessna.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GECI Aviation, an organisation making a place for itself on the world twin turboprop aircraft market" - GECI Aviation media release retrieved 2010-04-19


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