| Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano | |
| Fate: | Merged |
| Predecessor: | Chantiers aéronavals de la Méditerranée |
| Successor: | SNCASE |
| Foundation: | 16 August 1929 |
| Founder: | Étienne Romano & André Auniac |
| Defunct: | 11 August 1936 |
| Location City: | Cannes |
| Location Country: | France |
| Industry: | Aeronautics, defence |
| Products: | Aircraft |
The S.A. des Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano (CAER) was an aircraft manufacturing company based in Cannes, France.[1] The predecessor company, Chantiers aéronavals de la Méditerranée had been founded by Étienne Romano in 1921.
André Auniac and Étienne Romano founded the SA des Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano[2] on 16 August 1929. The factory was ideally located between the Mediterranean Sea and a flat expanse of grassland where the planes could take-off and land. That field would become later Cannes – Mandelieu Airport. In 1931 the Romano factory became operational and full production started.[1]
On 11 August 1936 the Romano company was nationalized[3] following which in 1937 it was merged with Lioré et Olivier, Potez, CAMS and SPCA in order to form the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) on 1 February 1937.