Aeritalia

Not to be confused with Alitalia.

Aeritalia

Predecessor	Aerfer Fiat Aviazione
Successor	Alenia Aeronautica
Founded	1969 (1969)
Defunct	1990 (1990)
Headquarters	Italy
Area served	Worldwide

Aeritalia was an aerospace engineering corporation based in Italy, formed by the merger of Fiat Aviazione and Aerfer in 1969. Alenia Aeronautica was created in 1990 by concentrating the Finmeccanica aerospace and defense industries Aeritalia and Selenia. In 1990, Aeritalia and Selenia were merged by parent company Finmeccanica as Alenia Aeronautica.

History

Alenia Aeronautica was created in 1990 by when Aerfer and Fiat merged their aircraft businesses in 1969 to create Aeritalia. The concentration led to milestone programs such as the European attack aircraft Tornado, the ATR family and the AMX. Aeritalia was also a partner in the Boeing 767 since its inception and played a key role in the creation of the Italian space industry. Created in 1990, Alenia was immediately associated with Eurofighter and other advanced programs. Alenia Aeronautica was created in 1990 by concentrating the Finmeccanica aerospace and defense industries Aeritalia and Selenia.

Aircraft

• Aeritalia F-104S
• AMX International AMX
• ATR-42
• Aeritalia G.91
• Aeritalia G.91Y
• Aeritalia G.222

Rockets

• Alfa (rocket)

See also

• List of Italian companies