Aérospatiale
Industry Aerospace and Defense Predecessor Sud Aviation Nord Aviation SEREB Founded 1970 Defunct 10 July 2000 Fate Merged into EADS Successor EADS AEROSPATIALE a French state-owned company, is one of the world’s leaders in the development and manufacturing of aerospace equipment. Aerospatiale’s many products and research projects can be divided into four basic categories: Aircraft, Helicopters, Missile Systems, and Space Equipment. Its development of the Concorde in partnership with Great Britain is one of the best known example of Aerospatiale’s commitment to cooperation with other countries. A significant portion of the company’s business is done in such international consortiums as Airbus Industrie, ATR, Euromissile and Eurocopter SA. The company’s aircraft division, with approximately 14,000 employees, ha