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Manufacturing Aircraft Since 1911...
The origins of EADS Socata reach back to aviation manufacturing Morane-Saulnier, founded in 1911, whose aircraft accomplished some aviation firsts:
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First air crossing of the Mediterranean Sea (1913)
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First machine-gun firing through the propeller system (1915)
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First sliding canopy (1935)
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First business jet with the MS 760 Paris Jet (1954)
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First civilian pressurized turboprop to be certified with the TBM700 (1990)
Between Morane-Saulnier and EADS Socata, a total of 17,000 Aircraft of 94 different types have been built.
