Safran

By Thierry Dubois
Safran CEO Olivier Andriès has succeeded Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury as head of French industry lobby GIFAS.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
The contract extension positions Revima to support Airbus’ newest narrowbody and widebody landing gears.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric for general aviation; UK supports hydrogen aviation; AW139 flies autonomously; Eve refines eVTOL design.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
French startup Aura Aero has received $200 million in financing from the state of Florida to build out a 500,000-ft.2 assembly plant.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Safran and its U.S. subsidiary can go ahead with a proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business from RTX.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Diehl and Safran have agreed to work together on development of light modular air-to-ground munitions, the companies said at the Paris Air Show.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Safran detailed some upgrades it is making to the M88 engine under the T-REX program to boost thrust and address the power needs of the new Dassault Rafale F5.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran and Saft have entered a partnership to develop an 800V battery essentially aimed at future hybrid-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
CFM is increasing the pace and breadth of testing for its RISE advanced propulsion technology program with preparations underway with Airbus for subscale aircraft performance wind tunnel tests.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Boeing and Safran say they are pulling out all the stops to make spare parts readily available for operators.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
At this year's Paris Air Show engine-maker Safran is exhibiting a turbine rear frame made with additive manufacturing under the RISE technology program.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The aerospace industry needs to collectively push for a return to a zero tariff situation, Safran and Embraer executives told the Paris Air Forum June 13.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
French startup Ascendance has announced a partnership with EXOES for the production of the batteries for its hybrid electric Sterna powerplant modules.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Landing Systems is counting on new production facilities at its Molsheim site in eastern France to keep up with demand for landing gear.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
The aerospace supply chain has begun to show signs of improvement, but tariffs and restructuring are adding new risk.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Angus Batey
Many well-funded aviation startups have struggled to deliver the breakthrough technologies they were set up to develop. Why is that?
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi, Graham Warwick
Manufacturers, maintenance providers and Part 147 schools are setting plans for supporting electric aircraft, engines and ground support equipment.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
From helicopters to space, Europe is investing to advance next-generation systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The next generation of commercial aircraft will probably make a greater use of electric power for greater efficiency.
Emerging Technologies

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Narrowbody aircraft lavatories are incorporating wheelchair accessibility, touchless options and easier-to-maintain features.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ben Goldstein
Manufacture of the full-scale prototype of French startup Ascendance’s hybrid eVTOL continues to progress.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
New connected and “plug-and-play” galley systems use technology aimed at improving predictive maintenance and cabin services.
Marketplace

By Thierry Dubois
Since GE and Safran share CFM’s revenue but only a small part of the costs, tariffs will test the 50-year-old joint venture in an unpredictable way.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Top manufacturers continue to express cautious optimism that the loss of SPS Technologies will not lead to major new-production flow disruptions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain