▁de ▁po che ▁with ▁Henri ▁Filip ac chi . ▁ ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Mat ra ▁( Me chan ics / A viation / Tra ction ) ▁was ▁the ▁company ▁behind ▁several ▁techn ological ▁projects : ▁creating ▁a ▁tw in - engine ▁air plane ▁prototype ▁able ▁to ▁travel ▁at ▁ 8 0 0   km / h , ▁breaking ▁the ▁sound ▁bar rier ▁at ▁Mach ▁ 1 . 4 ▁in ▁vertical ▁flight ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Mat ra ▁E space ▁and ▁the ▁a eros pace ▁division ▁of ▁G ec ▁Mar con i ▁came ▁together ▁to ▁create ▁Mat ra ▁Mar con i ▁Space . ▁Mat ra ▁Haut es ▁Techn ologies ▁joined ▁the ▁a eros pace ▁industry , ▁and ▁officially ▁became ▁Aer osp at iale ▁Mat ra ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁E AD S , ▁or ▁the ▁European ▁Aer onaut ic ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Space ▁Company , ▁later ▁Air bus , ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁A éro sp at iale ▁Mat ra ▁SA , ▁Aer onaut icas ▁SA , ▁and ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁A eros pace ▁AG . ▁It ▁officially ▁launched ▁the ▁A 3 8 0 ▁program ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁would ▁make ▁its ▁first ▁flight ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Jean - L uc ▁Lag ard ère ▁and