SOCATA
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Defunct | March 2015  |
| Successor | Daher |
| Headquarters | Tarbes, France |
| Products | Fixed-wing aircraft and aircraft structures |
| Parent | DAHER (70 %) Airbus Group (30 %) |
| Website | http://www.tbm.aero/ |
DAHER-SOCATA (formerly SOCATA and 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 headquarters is currently located in Tarbes, France.
In March 2015 the company name was again changed to just Daher as part of a rebranding to align the division with its parent company Daher.[1]
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.[2] On 3 November 2008, EADS and DAHER announced that they had reached an agreement for DAHER to acquire a 70% of Socata.[3] On 7 January 2009, DAHER confirmed its acquisition of a majority 70% stake in SOCATA.[4]
Products
- Aircraft currently being produced by Socata
- Aircraft produced by Socata in the past
- Rallye series
- ST 10 Diplomate
- TB 30 Epsilon
- TB 9 Tampico GT
- TB 10 Tobago GT
- TB 200 Tobago XL GT
- TB 20 Trinidad GT
- TB 21 Trinidad TC GT
- TBM 700/850
- Socata Horizon
- Aircraft that never entered production
References
- ^ Bertorelli, Paul (23 March 2015). "Daher Rebrands, Opens New Facility In Florida". AVweb. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Forbes / Thomson Financial News (2008), EADS to complete partial Socata sale to Daher within days, article retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "Final agreement between EADS and the Daher group for Daher to take a majority interest in EADS Socata". EADS. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ DAHER Group Confirms Signature of SOCATA Takeover Deal with EADS
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