Alenia Aeronautica (formerly Aeritalia) is an
aerospace engineering corporation in
Italy, a subisidary of
Finmeccanica. Aeritalia was originally owned by
FIAT.Alenia is one of the partner companies of the
Eurofighter consortium,
Eurofighter GmbH and also the
Panavia Tornado consortium. The company builds
aerostructures and components for a wide range of civil aircraft including the
Boeing and
Airbus families.Alenia Aeronautica's main activities comprise design and production of commercial and military aircraft, design and production of aerostructures for military and civil aircraft and - through Aeronavali, a wholly owned company - the overhaul, maintenance and modification of military and civil aircraft. The Company, fully owned by
Finmeccanica, is headed by Giorgio Zappa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and has its registered office in Pomigliano d'Arco (Naples). Alenia Aeronautica is a partner of and cooperates with the major aerospace groups, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, EADS, Dassault and BAE Systems.
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