Safran

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

By Guy Norris
A recent study has flagged another potential threat to the strategic supply chain—a possible chokehold on a rare metal essential to high-performance engines.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
European engine aftermarket leaders discussed how the sector is adjusting for the long haul at AeroEngines Europe.
Services & Support

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Cabin is looking for an operator to be the retrofit launch customer for its more spacious overhead bins on the Boeing 737 MAX.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
Management teams at Aubert & Duval, which include former Airbus and Safran employees, have worked to improve customer relationships and industrial processes.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Aubert & Duval, a specialist in melting, forging, rolling and die forging, is a critical supplier for the European aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (JU) has selected 12 projects for a combined research and technology budget of $1.1 billion.
Emerging Technologies