A Band of French,Belgium & Italian Companies,Called "Societe"

[hesham]

Hi,

there were many companies from France,Belgium and Italy began or labelled by "Societe",I try
to collect them in one list;


- Societa Anonima Aeronautica d'Italia: = Ansaldo

- Societa Anonima Industrie Meccaniche
Aeronautiche Navali: = SAIMAN

- Societa do Costruzioni Meccaniche di Pisa: = SCMP

- Societa Idrovolanti Alta .Italia: See SavoiaMarchetti; = SIAI-Marchetti

- Societa ltaliano Aviazione: = SIA

- Societe Aerienne Bordelaise: = Bordelaise

- Societe Aeronautique du Sud-Ouest: See SASO

- Societe Aeronautique Francaise: = Dewoitine

- Societe Aeronautique Normande: = SAN.

- Societe Anonyme Beige de Constructions Aeronautiques: = SABCA

- Societe Anonyme Fran~aise Aeronautique: = SAFA

- Societe Anonyme Pour I' Aviation et ses Derives: = SPAD

- Societe Anonyme pour les Appareils Deperdussin: = SPAD; Deperdussin.

- Societe Bulte: = Guldentops.

- Societe Commercial Aeronautique: = SCA (France).

- Societe de Constructions Aero Navales de PortNeuf: = SCAN.

- Societe de Construction d'Avions de Tourisme et
d'Affaires: = Socata.

- Societe de Constructions et d' Aviation Legere: = SCAL.

- Societe d'Emboutissage et de Constructions
Mecaniques: = SECM; Amiot

- Societe de Recherches et de Constructions
Mecaniques: = SRCM .

- Societe d'Etudes Aeronautiques: = SEA (Belgium

- Societe d'Etudes de Materiel d' Aviation: = SEMA

- Societe d'Etudes et de Construction Aero-Navales: = SECAN.

- Societe d'Etudes et de Constructions d' A vions de
Tourisme: = SECAT.

- Societe d'Exploitation des Etablissements
Morane-Saulnier: = SEEMS.

- Societe d'Exploitation et de Constructions Aeronautiques: = SECA.

- Societe Europeenne de Production de I'Avion
d'Ecole de Combat et d' Appui Tactique: = Sepecat.

- Societe Fran~aise d' Aviation Nouvelle: = SFAN

- Societe Fran~aise de Constructions Aeronautiques: = SFCA

- Societe Fran~aise d'Etudes et de Constructions de
Materiels Aerooautiques Speciaux: = SFECMAS

- Societe Generate des Constructions lndustrielles et
Mecaniques: = Borel

- Societe Industrielle des Metaux et du Bois: = Bernard

- Societe Industrielle de Tolerie pour I' Aeronautique
et Materiel Roulant: = Sitar.

- Societe Iodustrielle pour I' Aeronautique: = SIPA

- Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques
de I'Ouest: = SNCAO

- Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques
du Centre: = Aerocentre.

- Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques
du Midi: = SNCA du Midi.

- Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques
du Nord: See Nord (France).

- Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques
du Sud-Est: = SNCASE

- Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques
du Sud-Ouest: = SNCASO

- Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de
Moteurs d' Aviation: = SNECMA

Any additions or corrections are welcome

 

[Apophenia]

Just to be sure that I understand the purpose of this list, do you intend to list every aviation-related company with Società or Société in its name? If so, will you also be listing every single firm beginning or ending with 'S.A.'?

 

[hesham]

Just to be sure that I understand the purpose of this list, do you intend to list every aviation-related company with Società or Société in its name? If so, will you also be listing every single firm beginning or ending with 'S.A.'?

No,I intended to speak about Società or Société as a prefix only.

 

[Apophenia]

No,I intended to speak about Società or Société as a prefix only.

Okay, an odd distinction to make ... but here is a start on various Italian società. Doubtless, many more can be found.

Società - Italian Società anonime, etc.

Società Aeronautica Ducrot & Florio - 1920s; Palermo, Sicily
- Società Italiana Servizi Aerei post-WW1 rebrand of SA Ducrot

Società Aeronautica Italiana Ambrosini = SAI Ambrosini - 1934-1992
- SAI Ambrosini began as SAI (Società Anonima Industriale) (qv)
-- In full: Società Aeronautica Italiana Ing. A. Ambrosini e C.

Società Anonima Aeronautica Ansaldo = Ansaldo aviation division; 1917-1926
- Originally société Ansaldo Aeronautica; a subsidiary of Gio. Ansaldo & C*
-- * Organized as a division of Ansaldo's Cantieri aeronautici di Borzoli
-- Independent firm by end of 1917; aka Ansaldo Aeronautica Società Anonima

Società Anonima Aeronautica d'Italia = 1926-1954* - Torino; Fiat subsidiary
- Joining Società Italiana Aviazione with Società Anonima Aeronautica Ansaldo
-- * Rebranded as Fiat SpA Divisione Aviazione in 1954

Società Anonima 'Airone' - Aeronautica Meccanica : 1920-1927*
-- * SA 'Airone' name dropped; becomes Società Anonima CAB (qv)

Società Anonima Cantieri d’Aeroporto = SACA - 1934-1935; Brindisi
-- 1935 same acronym but name changed to better reflect activity*
-- * Società per Azioni Costruzioni Aeronavali; then NUOVA SACA Spa

Società Anonima Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca = CAB
- More often rendered as S.A. Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca
-- Prior to 1938 = Cantieri Aeronautici Bergamaschi

Società Anonima Costruzioni Aeronautiche 'Savoia' - 1913-1915*
- 'Savoia' (as in 'House of') title was the result of a royal patent
-- * 1915 'Savoia' merged with Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI)

Società Anonima Ducrot = aka 'Vittoria Aeronautica Ducrot'; Palermo
- Furniture-maker Società Anonima Ducrot built aircraft during WW1*
-- * Eg: Licensed SIAI S.8 pusher patrol flying boats for Ital. navy
-- * Eg: 1918 Ducrot SLD fighter by Manlio Stiavelli & Guido Luzzati

Società Anonima Gabardini per l'Incremento dell' Aviazione: 1916-1936
- 1913-1916 as Società Incremento Aviazione; later as a short-form
-- 1936 becomes Aeronautica Gabardini SA just as Fiat takes over*
-- * As CANSA (Costruzioni Aeronautiche Novaresi Società Anonima)

Società Anonima Industriale = SAI - 1916-1934; Reggio Emilia
- SAI was part of Gruppo Prampolini (ing Giovanni Prampolini)
-- With Prampolini ailing, SAI sold to ing Angelo Ambrosini

Società Anonima Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Navali = SAIMAN
- SAIMAN, Lido di Ostia; 1929 (or some sources 1934) to 1946 (?)

Società Anonima Ing. Nicola Romeo e C. = Romeo - 1922-1927; Napoli
- This Romeo was an offshoot of OFM (Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali)
-- 1927 rebranded as Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali*
-- * But its founder, Nicola Romeo, was forced out of IMAM in 1928

Società Anonima Italiana Costruzioni Meccaniche = SAICM; 1921-1925
- SAICM took over S.A. Industrie Meccaniche Gallinari; Marina di Pisa
-- Dornier Metallbauten GmBH licensee; Nov 1925, becomes CMASA*
-- * CMASA = Costruzioni Meccaniche Aeronautiche Società Anonima

Società Anonima Industrie Aeronautiche Romeo = IAR - 1934-1936
- IAR had been OFM division OFM – Aeroplani Romeo since 1925
-- IAR bought by Breda and was rebranded as IMAM (Meridionali)

Società Anonima Meccanica Lombarda = SAML - 1901-19(??); Milano
- Rough WW1 SAML prod'n: 430 x Aviatiks;* 381 x SAML S.1 & S.2
- * SAML had received its license to build Aviatik biplanes in 1913

Società Anonima Officine Italiane Cassani = aka SPICA SpA*
-- SA Officine Italiane Cassani = fratelli Francesco & Eugenio Cassani
-- NB: Notional 'caccia' design assoc. with Cassini B8/110 diesel
-- * Società Pompe Iniezione Cassani e Affini; 1936-1941; Livorno

Società Anonima Studi Tecnici Aeroplani Leggeri* = SA STAL - 1936-37
- STAL connections are Politecnico di Torino & dott. Willy Rosenfelder
-- * Or, possibly, Società Anonima Studi Tecnici Aeronautici Littoria
-- * Or, possibly, Società Anonima Studi Tecnici Apparecchi Leggeri

Società d'Aviazione Fratelli Caproni - Federico & Giovanni Caproni; 1910-1917
- Società d'Aviazione Fratelli Caproni became Società Italiana Caproni in 1917

Società Chiribiri & C. - Sept 1912-192(?); Torino
- Aviation firm connected to Fabbrica Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & C.
-- Chiribiri Tipo 45 HP was 1st a/c of entirely Italian-made parts

Società di Costruzioni Meccaniche di Pisa = SCMP - 1922-1930*
- Piaggio formed SCMP (or SDCMP) to build Dornier flying boats
-- * Part of Fiat Aviazione in 1929 with name change in 1930**
-- ** To the Construzioni Mecchaniche Aeronautiche SA (CMASA)

Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia = SIAI - 1915-1997; Milano
- Founded by Domenico Lorenzo Santoni* and Luigi Capè
-- * Of Società Anonima Costruzioni Aeronautiche 'Savoia'
-- * Therefore, SIAI could apply royal title as SIAI 'Savoia'
- SIAI-Marchetti renaming for designer Alessandro Marchetti
-- SIAI-Marchetti branded as 'Savoia-Marchetti' 1922-1945

Società Iniziative Industriali Italiane = 3I; 1985 Meteor SpA rebranding

Società ltaliana Aviazione SpA = SIA - 1916-1918; Torino
- Fiat subsidiary;* 1918 SIA absorbed into Fiat Aviazione
-- * First incarnation was known as Fiat Sezione Aviazione

Società Industriale per l'Aviazione (NB: not SIA SpA) - 1918-1921
- Formed by ing Filippo Bastianelli of Alfa Romeo; Sept 1918
-- Produced Pegna-Rossi-Bastianelli flying boat prototype

Società Italiana Brevetti Antoni = SIBA - 19(??)-1926; Firenze
- SIBA begun in 1909 as Società di Aviazione Antoni
-- SIBA was formed by the fratelli Guido and Ugo Antoni

Società Italiana Caproni - 1917-1929; Vizzola Ticino & Taliedo
- 1929; Società Italiana Caproni became Aeroplani Caproni SA

Società Italiana Commissionaria Materiale Aeronautico = SICMAR
- SICMAR was a post-WW2 engine-making conglomerate*
-- * Comprising Aeronautica Macchi, Fiat Aviazione, & Alfa Romeo

Società Italiana degli Aeroplani = SIA - 1913-19(??); Milano
- Società Italiana degli Aeroplani became Società Italiana Aviazione

Società Italiana Ernesto Breda per costruzioni meccaniche; 1924-1952

Società Italiana Prodotti Esplodenti = SIPE - 1981; Forte dei Marmi
- SIPE's technical director was Ugo Antoni from SIBA (qv)*
-- * The fratelli fell out over Guido claiming Ugo's designs

Società Italiana Transaerea = SIT - 1912-1917; Torino
- Part of gruppo Ansaldo; SIT was merged into Ansaldo
-- Estab. to license French a/c; WW1 built Savoia-Pomilio

Società Lombarda di Aviazione - no details (related to SAML?)
-- Only ref. to firm was to build Emanuele Cambilargiu's C-10

Società Nazionale Officine di Savigliano = SNOS aka Savigliano
- SNOS mainly heavy engineering but built Prospero Nuvoli's ND 6.6

 

[hesham]

Many thanks my dear Apophenia,and I think we forget SRAP;

- Societe Anonyme Pour la Realisation d'Avions Prototypes = SRAP

 

[DWG]

Seems a bit like grouping British companies with Ltd in their name, German with Gmbh, or Swedish with AB. 'Societe' alone is completely generic, corresponding simply to 'Company', while 'Societe Anonyme' is roughly Ltd or PLC.

 

[Apophenia]

Seems a bit like grouping British companies with Ltd in their name, German with Gmbh, or Swedish with AB. 'Societe' alone is completely generic, corresponding simply to 'Company', while 'Societe Anonyme' is roughly Ltd or PLC.

Agreed. And that kind of relates to my point about listing 'SA Thingie' while omitting 'Thingie SA'.

As for the lists themselves, since they are not designation-related, perhaps this is better-suited to the Aviation & Space section?

 

[Stargazer]

Sorry, hesham, but I totally fail to see the purpose and/or interest of such an endeavor.
"Société" (with accents, please) is simply French for "company". So what you're asking, in substance, is to list all the companies that are name "Company"! That would probably correspond to half the aviation companies at least!