Groupe Latécoère
Aircraft company in Toulouse, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Groupe Latécoère (French: [ɡʁup latekɔɛʁ]) is an aircraft company based in Toulouse, France.[1] Founded by the aeronautics pioneer Pierre-Georges Latécoère during 1917, the company became well known in its first few decades for its range of seaplanes, such as the six-engined Latécoère 631.
Company type | Public |
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Euronext: LAT | |
Industry | aerospace |
Founded | September 1917 |
Founder | Pierre-Georges Latécoère |
Headquarters | Toulouse, France |
Revenue | €659 million |
€6 million | |
Number of employees | 4,958 (2018) |
Presently, Groupe Latécoère operates as a major supplier of aerostructures, producing sections of fuselage and doors, having become the second-largest European supplier of onboard electrical wire harnesses and avionics bays through its Latelec subsidiary company. It is currently a member of the CAC Small and participates in all segments of aeronautics: commercial airliners with Airbus and Boeing, regional aircraft with Embraer and Bombardier, business aircraft with Dassault Aviation, as well as military aircraft with Dassault and Airbus.