The Secretariat General for Civil and Commercial Aviation (SGACC) was formed on 12 September 1946 by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The first secretary general of the newly-formed organisation was
Max Hymans (1900-1961), who had been named to the post nine months previously in December 1945. The SGACC then formed the Light and Sport Aviation Office (SALS) to cover flying clubs and instructors. In 1955 SALS became the Aeronautic Instruction and Aerial Sport Service (SFASA). From 1971 to 1976 the secretary general was
Maurice Grimaud. In 1976, following the removal of the post of secretary general across the
French Civil Service, the SGAC was renamed the DGAC. Subsequent directors general include
Michel Bernard (1993) and
Michel Wachenheim (2002-7). In 1993 the headquarters of the organisation moved from 93 Boulevard du Montparnasse, that had been its home since its foundation in 1946, to its present site on Rue Henry-Farman. In 2013, together with
ENAC, DGAC created DSNA Services, which became
France Aviation Civile Services in 2019, an expertise office to sell French
know-how in the field of regulations,
air transport safety and
air navigation. == See also ==