Safran

By Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi
Deliveries and production of new aircraft are picking up, but aftermarket providers will still see strong demand on legacy platforms and material shortages.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay, Swaati Ketkar
Listen in to hear about the steps Safran is taking to build deeper Leap-1A and -1B engine MRO capability at its new facility in Hyderabad, India.
MRO Podcast

By Guy Norris
Following five years of headwinds and with bulging order backlogs, is the commercial engine sector finally in for smoother sailing in 2026?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran is selling Safran Passenger Innovations, its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, to U.S. private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran is selling Safran Passenger Innovations, its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, to U.S. private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Aircraft brake manufacturers are advancing designs to enable better durability and performance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Confident about overcoming design challenges, Aura Aero presses on with hybrid-electric ERA development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
An issue identified by New Zealand’s accident bureau as being linked to an Air New Zealand A320neo uncommanded engine shutdown could have wider implications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Safran is pondering boosting missile motor production as demand grows for the missiles they power, such as Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Safran is expanding its tech development activities abroad by setting up Safran Tech UK, which CEO Olivier Andriès says will have two principal focus areas.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Safran is embarking on a period of heavy research and technology activity to help secure positions on future narrowbodies from both Airbus and Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Safran is teaming with India’s Bharat Electronics to produce Hammer modular air-to-surface bomb kits in India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Safran has opened a new Leap MRO facility in Hyderabad, India, which will eventually have capability to maintain up to 300 engines annually.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kevin Michaels
Industry stakeholders would be wise to pay more attention to this surprisingly complex, highly cyclical and often overlooked component of the supply chain.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
Hybrid-electric Passport tests, revelations of a third-stream adaptive concept and positive supercomputer results mark key advances for the RISE program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Bye Aerospace shifted its production strategy while it works on its full-scale prototype two-seat electric trainer ahead of a planned first flight next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Manufacturers of landing gear are turning to greener and lighter-weight materials to drive sustainability and efficiency gains.
MRO

Aviation Week Staff
Latest MRO news and contracts from around the world.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Safran's lavatory deliveries may continue to impede the Airbus A350's output, the equipment manufacturer's production numbers suggest.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Safran’s seats business is outside the scope of the activities the group is considering for divestment, the group's CFO said Oct. 24.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
CFM International Leap turbofan deliveries will increase by more than 20% this year after a record third quarter of production, Safran CEO Oliver Andriès says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Safran has implemented a dual-source strategy since the Leap program began, and the missing link was final assembly.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Safran's plan to open an assembly line for the CFM Leap-1A turbofan in Casablanca, Morocco, adds to the quieter creation of a similar line in Queretaro, Mexico.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A new final assembly line for CFM Leap-1A turbofans will start operations in Casablanca, Morocco, by the end of 2027, Safran has announced.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ella Nethersole
Safran has strengthened its industrial presence in Morocco with the launch of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) shop for Leap engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion