Italian based company, Agusta merged with the helicopter company, Westland in the 1960s which established the new name, AgustaWestland. Westland which was founded in 1935 began making aircraft in the United Kingdom until the merge in 2001. Agusta was established in 1923 in Samarate, Northern Italy by Giovanni Agusta. In 2010, this company also acquired most of the Polish based helicopter company, PZL-Swidnik. With this acquisition, AgustaWestland became very known in central Europe which strengthened its global core in the industry and expanded its product lines. Read more >>

Socata Aircraft was founded in 1911 with a headquarters in Tarbes, France. This company produces aviation aircraft propelled by piston engines and turboprops. This company’s former name was Morane-Saulnier until they changed it to Socata in 1966. EADS then became the owner of Socata in 2000 until they gave up 70% of Socata to DAHER in 2009. Now Socata is known as DAHER-Socata. This new company is the aerospace and defense business of DAHER. Read more >>

Beechcraft Corporation, headquartered in Wichita’s, Kansas, has been in business since 1932. Since they have been in business, Beechcraft Corporation has built more than 54,000 aircraft, 36,000 of which continue flying today. They have more than 5,400 skilled employees that are focused on improving the company’s...

Sikorsky Aircraft was founded in 1925 in Long Island, New York. The company first started off as Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation but later became The Sikorsky Aviation Corporation. Sikorsky became a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation in 1975. Sikorsky Aircraft specializes in the manufacturer and service of military and commercial helicopters; fixed-wing aircraft, spare parts and maintenance, repair and overhaul services for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, and civil helicopter operations. Read more >>

Piper Aircraft, Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida. Piper Aircraft is considered one of the “Big Three” in the field of general aviation manufacturing along with Beechcraft and Cessna. Piper Aircraft was founded in 1927 by Clarence Taylor and Gordon Taylor. The company was originally named Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company. The company was bought out by William Piper in 1935 and renamed Piper ...

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