 From May 1960, on the basis of instructions from the British government to rationalise its aeronautical industry, Fairey UK had completely divested itself of the sector by selling its own aeronautical activities to Westland.In 1968, SEGA was incorporated into the capital of Fairey S.A.In 1972, the English company "Fairey Aviation" bought Britten-Norman, which was virtually bankrupt despite its interesting twin-engine BN-2 Islander utility plane.