Dassault Aviation
and still building
- Founded
- 1929
- Founder
- Marcel Dassault
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Parent company
- Dassault Group
- Employees
- 14,600
- Products
- Civil aircraft, Military aircraft, Space activities
About the manufacturer
Dassault Aviation SA (French pronunciation: [da.so]) is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (Marcel Bloch Aircraft Company). After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Dassault, and the name of the company was changed to Avions Marcel Dassault on 20 January 1947. In 1971, Dassault acquired Breguet, forming Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation (AMD-BA). In 1990, the company was renamed Dassault Aviation, and is a subsidiary of the Dassault Group. Dassault Aviation has been headed by Éric Trappier since 9 January 2013.
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