Aermacchi
Aermacchi was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Formerly known as Aeronautica Macchi, the company was founded in 1912 by Giulio Macchi at Varese in north-western Lombardy as Nieuport-Macchi, to build Nieuport monoplanes under licence for the Italian military. With a factory located on the shores of Lake Varese, the firm originally manufactured a series of Nieuport designs, as well as seaplanes.
| Company type | Private Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Founder | Giulio Macchi |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Alenia Aermacchi |
| Headquarters | Varese , |
| Parent | Leonardo S.p.A. |
| Website | https://aircraft.leonardo.com/en/home |
After World War II, the company began producing motorcycles as a way to fill the post-war need for cheap, efficient transportation.
The company later specialised in civil and military pilot training aircraft. In July 2003, Aermacchi was integrated into the Finmeccanica Group (now Leonardo) as Alenia Aermacchi, which increased its shareholding to 99%.
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