Safran Lays First Stone For New Turbine Blade Factory In Rennes

Leap-1A engine
Credit: Cyril Abad / CAPA Pictures / Safran
LYON—Safran has laid the first stone for a new turbine blade factory in Rennes, western France, as the group creates the foundry, dubbed Safran Turbine Airfoils, for both its civil Leap and military M88 engines. The new facility will desensitize the engine maker from some of its suppliers, the...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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