Editing Safran SA (section)

=== Company history<ref>https://www.safran-group.com/group/history-and-heritage/timeline</ref> ===
* '''1896''': Maurice Mallet, Antonino Mélandri, and Paul Simard de Pitray found "Mallet, Mélandri et de Pitray," later merged with Zodiac in 2018.
* '''1905:''' The Seguin brothers establish "Société des moteurs Gnome" for rotary airplane engines, leading to the merger with "Société des moteurs Le Rhône" in 1915, thus forming "Société des Moteurs Gnome & Rhône."
* '''1911:''' Hispano-Suiza settles in Levallois, France, producing automobiles and later venturing into aircraft engine manufacturing.
* '''1920:''' Messier Automobiles is founded, evolving into SFMA and later Messier, specializing in aircraft landing gear.
* '''1930:''' Messier achieves a major milestone by developing the world's first automatic aircraft brake.
* '''1938:''' Joseph Szydlowski establishes Turbomeca, specializing in aircraft engine compressors.
* '''1945:''' Gnome & Rhône is nationalized and renamed Snecma (Société Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation), consolidating most French aero-engine manufacturers.
* '''1955:''' Turbomeca's "Artouste" engine powers the Alouette II, the world's first mass-produced turbine helicopter.
* '''1961:''' Sagem achieves a significant milestone with the successful flight of the first French satellite, guided by their innovative inertial reference system.
* '''1968:''' Hispano-Suiza joins Snecma, adding its expertise in aircraft equipment manufacturing, and shortly after, Messier also becomes part of Snecma.
* '''1974:''' Snecma enters the commercial aviation engine market by partnering with General Electric Aircraft Engines to develop the CFM56 turbofan engine, one of the best-selling aircraft engines globally.
* '''2005:''' The merger of Snecma and Sagem gives birth to Safran, a major aerospace, defense, and security group, unifying their strengths and expertise to provide innovative solutions to the industry.