The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC, formerly Society of British Aircraft Constructors) was the UK's national trade association representing...
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British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick...
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market share of 17% in 2019. In 2020, the industry employed 116,000 people. Domestic companies with a large presence in the British aerospace industry include...
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Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded...
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BTR Aerospace Group was a group of four companies formed in 1985 by BTR plc after the acquisition of the Dunlop Aviation Division from Dunlop Rubber. It...
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AD Aerospace are involved in Aircraft Video Surveillance and form part of the Mythra Group of companies. Headquartered in Hazel Grove, Cheshire, UK at...
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The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd...
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Aerospace Group Ltd. was formed in 1998 from the assets of BTR Aerospace Group when they were purchased by Doughty Hanson & Co. In 2004 the company was...
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Radlett Aerodrome (category Economy of Hertfordshire)
post-war Society of British Aerospace Companies (S.B.A.C.) show is held at Radlett in Hertfordshire. 9–12 September 1947; the Society of British Aerospace Companies...
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MBDA (category Defence companies of France)
telecommunications division) merged with the missile activities of BAe Dynamics (itself a division of British Aerospace) to form the 50/50 joint venture Matra BAe Dynamics...
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Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial,...
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Marconi Electronic Systems (category British companies established in 1897)
until 1998, was the defence arm of General Electric Company (GEC). It was split off from GEC and bought by British Aerospace (BAe) on 30 November 1999 to...
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Marshall Group (redirect from Marshall Aerospace)
Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd,) is a British company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Subsidiaries include Marshall Aerospace, an aircraft...
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with British Aerospace (BAe) to form BAE Systems. In 2006, financial difficulties led to the collapse of the remaining company, with the bulk of the business...
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Farnborough International Airshow (category Use British English from March 2016)
website Society of British Aerospace Companies official website Farnborough Airshow Coverage from Flightglobal Farnborough and the future of aviation...
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Eurofighter GmbH (category Defence companies of Germany)
has its head office in Hallbergmoos, Germany. The company is owned by the major aerospace companies of the four Eurofighter partner nations: 46%: Airbus...
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Royal International Air Tattoo (category Use British English from February 2014)
Farnborough Airshow which occurs in 'even' years. RIAT allows the military aerospace industry to showcase its products to both the general public and customers...
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Aeroplane Company, originally the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was both one of the first and one of the most important British aviation companies, designing...
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Dowty Propellers (category Aerospace companies of the United Kingdom)
owned by GE Aerospace. The company was formed as Rotol Airscrews in 1937 by Rolls-Royce and Bristol Engines to take over both companies' propeller development...
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Hunting Aircraft (redirect from Percival Aircraft Company)
merger of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, English Electric and Vickers-Armstrongs. BAC later became part of British Aerospace, now BAE Systems. Percival Aircraft...
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Folland Aircraft (redirect from British Marine Aircraft Ltd.)
at Hamble, however the company ran out of money and liquidators were appointed. Mergers with other British aircraft companies were considered, including...
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it with MES. A merger of UK companies soon became the most likely development. In mid-January 1999, GEC and British Aerospace confirmed they were holding...
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Ultra Electronics (category Defence companies of the United Kingdom)
continued to be an active supplier to the aerospace sector; various companies, including Bombardier Aerospace and Airbus, have chosen to incorporate Ultra...
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in 1975 the Britannia Building Society. In 2009 it was merged into The Co-operative Banking Group. British Aerospace — was an aircraft, munitions, and...
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Saunders-Roe (category Companies based on the Isle of Wight)
also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The name was adopted...
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Matra Marconi Space (category British companies disestablished in 2000)
Franco-British aerospace company. Matra Marconi Space was established in 1990 as a joint venture between the space and telecommunication division of the...
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Short Brothers (redirect from Shorts (aerospace))
or Short, is an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Shorts was founded in 1908 in London, and was the first company in the world to...
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The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Naval Air Service,...
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Westland Helicopters (category British companies established in 1961)
owner then, from 1970, the sole owner of the British Hovercraft Corporation, subsequently trading as Westland Aerospace. Most designs were Saunders-Roe or...
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Meggitt (category Aerospace companies of the United Kingdom)
Meggitt (legally Meggitt Ltd) is a British international company specialising in components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets...
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