AeroHistoryFR

Family tree

The main lines of descent between airframers and engine makers, read from top to bottom. Only established dates are shown; underlined names link to a profile.

Photograph: B-25 final assembly line, North American Aviation, Inglewood, 1942
B-25 final assembly line, North American Aviation, Inglewood, 1942 · Photo : Alfred T. Palmer (US OWI) · Public domain · Source : Wikimedia Commons

France

From national companies to Airbus

Potez's Méaulte plant joined SNCAN, which became Nord Aviation; SNCASE and SNCASO merged into Sud Aviation. Nord Aviation, Sud Aviation and SEREB formed Aérospatiale in 1970. Latécoère and Breguet remained outside these groupings (lineages below).

    • Potez (Méaulte plant)
    • Other nationalised manufacturers
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Dassault and Breguet

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From Gnome et Rhône engines to Safran

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Latécoère, manufacturer and airline

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    • Air France1933

Europe

Germany and Spain into EADS

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Helicopters: Eurocopter

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United Kingdom

    • British Aircraft Corporation (BAC)1960
    • Hawker Siddeley Aviation
    • Hawker Siddeley Dynamics
    • Scottish Aviation
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United States

Douglas, McDonnell and Boeing

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Lockheed Martin

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Canada and Brazil

Canadair and Bombardier

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From the CSeries to the A220

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Embraer

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