Safran S.A., founded in 2005 through the merger of Snecma and Sagem, is a French multinational company headquartered in Paris, France. Safran operates in the aerospace, defense, and space markets, providing systems and equipment for aircraft, helicopters, and launch vehicles. Its product offerings include aircraft engines, landing gear, braking systems, avionics, and navigation systems. Safran is recognized for its commitment to innovation and has recently expanded its maintenance network to support the increasing demand for its LEAP engines, which power aircraft such as the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX. The company advocates for European defense procurement, emphasizing the importance of supporting the regional supply chain.
Safran Landing Systems, inaugurates its new wheel and brake repair facility in Grand Prairie, on September 15th, 2021, in the presence of Cédric Goubet, CEO and Nicolas Potier, Executive VP Wheels and Brakes.
Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines has selected Safran Landing Systems wheels and carbon brakes to equip its 737NG and 737MAX aircraft fleet.
Safran Data Systems is supplying ORION 1100 antennas to Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT). Once installed and in operation, they will be used by NASA to expand its network of satellite tracking ground stations.
Martin Sion, Chief Executive Officer of Safran Electronics & Defense, and Xavier Barcons, Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), today inaugurated Safran's new production unit at the company's Saint-Benoît plant near Poitiers in central France, which will make the primary mirror segments for Europe's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
As the French Government presented the country's ambitions with regards to sustainable aviation fuel, in Toulouse, Airbus, Air France, Safran, Suez and Total acknowledge the launch of a new Call for Expression of Interest (CEI).
Safran Landing Systems has once again been selected by easyJet to provide landing gear maintenance and overhaul (MRO) services on its Airbus A320 family fleet. The selection is an extension for a further three and a half years of a previous contract signed in 2017.