Airbus Defence and Space (ATDB)

Name	Alias	ICAO	Country	Base	Dates
Airbus Defence and Space		AED	France	Toulouse	2014-
Integrated into Airbus (announced 1/10/16, effective 1/7/17).
EADS		AED	France	Paris/Munich/Sevilla; Toulouse	2000-2014
Formed by the merger of Aerospatiale (France) and MBB (Germany), being legally headquartered in the Netherlands for taxpurposes. 5.02% acquired in 8/06 by Russian state bank Vneshtorgbank/VEB (resold during summer 2013 to finance Sukhoi).DaimlerChrysler 7.5% stake to be resold during 2007Q1 to consortium of 7 private & 8 public German investors (remaining7.5% to be sold in late 2012 to German government via KfW bank). Up to 10% purchase being considered early 2007 by Qatar government, abandonned. 3.12% purchased 7/07 by Dubai Int'l Capital investment fund (owned by Dubai government and Emirates Airlines). Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) transferred 12/08 to Airbus (for all tankers, A400M, CN235/295). Entered merger talks with BAE Systems in 9/12, abandonned 10/10/12. Reorganized in 12/12 with French and German governments each controlling 12% (4% for Spain) without veto rights. Lagardère 7.4% and Daimler 7.5% shares resold in 4/13to private investors and EADS (2% bought back). Shares of German then French governments reduced to 11% each by 1/14. Renamed Airbus Group (announced 31/7/13, effective 1/1/14).
Aerospatiale			France	Paris/Toulouse	1984-2000
20% stake taken 1992 by government controlled-Crédit Lyonnais. Was to be merged with Dassault in 1997, but plans later cancelled. Merged with Matra in 1999 and renamed Aerospatiale-Matra. Merged in 2000 with DASA, forming EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space). 3% acquired by BNP Paribas in 2001 (from 2.1% Lagardère and 0.9% French government).
SNIAS	Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale		France		1970-1984
Formed 1/1/1970 by the merger of Nord-Aviation, Sud-Aviation, Sereb.
Nord Aviation			France		1958-1969
Formed in 1958 by the merger of SNCAN (formed in 1936 by the nationalization of CAMS, SNCAN, Mureaux, Amiot, Latham), SNCAC (formed in 1936 by the nationalization of Hanriot, Farman) and SFECMAS. Later took-over Renault/Caudron.
Sud Aviation			France	Toulouse	1957-1970
Formed by the merger of Sud-Est Aviation, Sud-Ouest Aviation, Morane Saulnier, Air Fouga (originally named Fouga, whichlater took-over Mauboussin), and Potez. Merged with Nord Aviation and renamed 1/4/70 to Aerospatiale.
Sud-Ouest Aviation	SNCASO/Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest		France	Toulouse	1956-1957
Merged with Sud-Est Aviation on 12/1/57, forming Sud-Aviation on 1/3/57.
Sud-Est Aviation			France		1956-1957
Merged with Sud-Ouest Aviation on 12/1/57, forming Sud-Aviation on 1/3/57.
SNCASE	Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Est		France		1936-1956
Formed by the nationalization of CAMS, Potez (nationalized 1/2/37, based at Berre), Lioré et Olivier (20/2/37; based Argenteuil and Clichy), SPCA/Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques (20/2/37, based Marseille) and Romano (based Cannes-La Bocca). Later took-over SNCAM (formed 1936 by the nationalization of Dewoitine). Renamed to Sud-Est Aviationon 28/8/56.
SNCASO	Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest		France	Toulouse	1936-1956
Formed on by the nationalization of Blériot/Spad (based Suresnes), Marcel Bloch (nationalized 1/1/37; based Villacoublay and Courbevoie), Dyle et Bacalan, UCA/Union Corporative Aéronautique (22/3/37; based Bordeaux-Bègles). Took-over in late 1940 SNCAO (formed 16/1/37 by the nationalization of Bréguet, based Nantes, and Loire-Nieuport, based Saint-Nazaire and Issy-les-Moulineaux). Renamed 1/9/56 to Sud-Ouest Aviation.

Last session initiated on 2026-04-14 23:48:13. Re-attached.