Pilatus Aircraft
Ownership of the company has passed through a number of hands. The Fairey Aviation group acquired Britten-Norman in 1973. Following financial troubles at Fairey the company was sold to Oerlikon-Bührle (owner of Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland in 1978, hence the "Pilatus Britten-Norman" designation of some of the aircraft). Oerlikon-Bührle sold Britten-Norman to Litchfield Continental / Biofarm Inc. (BIOF). B-N Group acquired the assets of Britten-Norman in 2000.