Safran Aircraft Engines

Safran Aircraft Engines designs, manufactures and maintains engines for commercial and military aircraft, as well as rocket engines. It is a company of the Safran group, headquartered in Courcouronnes, south of Paris, France. It was founded in 1945 as Snecma, when Gnome et Rhone was nationalised, and took its current name in 2016.

Engines and programmes

• CFM56 and LEAP turbofans for single-aisle airliners, built through CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture with GE Aerospace
• M88 turbofan, which powers the Dassault Rafale fighter
• SaM146 turbofan for regional jets, built through the PowerJet joint venture with NPO Saturn
• TP400-D6 turboprop for the Airbus A400M, developed through Europrop International
• Vulcain, the main engine of the Ariane 5 launcher

Services

Besides new engines, the company overhauls and repairs the engines it builds, and supports airlines and air forces with spare parts and maintenance programmes at sites in France and abroad.

Company facts

• Founded: 1945 as Snecma (Societe nationale d'etude et de construction de moteurs d'aviation)
• Became part of Safran after the 2005 merger of Snecma and Sagem; renamed Safran Aircraft Engines in 2016
• About 15,700 employees across 35 production sites, offices and maintenance facilities
• Files an average of nearly 500 patents each year

The listed website, safran-aircraft-engines.com, now redirects to the Safran group site.

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