Querétaro, Mexico, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Philippe Petitcolin, Chief Executive Officer of Safran, yesterday inaugurated a new facility in Querétaro, Mexico, spanning more than 10,000 square meters (108,000 sq ft): SAMES Rep (Snecma America Engine Service) and dedicated to the repair … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Industrial, Technology
Tagged composite plant, Philippe Petitcolin, Safran
PARIS, 1-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Jérôme Vitulo joined Safran on July 29, 2015 as Secretary to the Board of Directors, reporting directly to Alex Fain, Corporate Secretary. He replaces Charlotte Matringe, who has been named Vice President for Communications at Sagem. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Management
Tagged Charlotte Matringe, Jérôme Vitulo, Safran
DERBY, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) have named their joint venture Aero Gearbox International and announced plans to construct a new production plant in Poland. The news follows the signing of a final agreement, on 24 October … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, France, Germany, Management, Poland, United Kingdom
Tagged Aero Gearbox International, Hispano-Suiza, Norbert Arndt, Rolls-Royce, Safran
PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran and the European Trade Union IndustriAll* signed a three-year, Europe-wide agreement in late March concerning the development of employee skills and careers. The agreement applies to all employees at Safran companies within the scope … Read the full press release
PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran has launched Safran Corporate Ventures, a new corporate venture capital (CVC) company that will invest in innovative startups. With initial investment capital of about 50 million euros for a period of three years, this … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Grégoire Aladjidi, Hélène de Cointet, innovative startups, Safran, venture capital firm
PARIS, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), the world leader in government identity solutions, has signed a contract with AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) Electronics to produce the Egyptian national eID card. Mr. Abdel–Mohsen Abdel–Sadek Ismail, Chairman of AOI Electronics, … Read the full press release
New Company With Initial Workforce of 450 Will be Named Airbus Safran Launchers Transaction Reaffirms Companies’ Determination to Boost Competitiveness and Ensure Profitability of European Space Launcher Business ESA Approval of Industrial Ariane 6 Proposal Confirms the Relevance of the … Read the full press release
Airshow China, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Donghai Airlines of China has selected Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) wheels and carbon brakes for its Boeing 737 Next-Generation fleet. The contract covers 19 airplanes for delivery starting in 2015, including two in-service aircraft to be retrofitted. Traditionally … Read the full press release
Zhuhai, China, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran and AVIC signed today, through their respective companies Snecma and SAIC, a framework agreement on the creation of a common entity in China in the field of turboprop engine for commercial aircraft. The aim of … Read the full press release
MRO Europe, Madrid, October 7th, 2014 PARIS, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — American ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in the industry, has chosen Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) wheels, brakes and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services for … Read the full press release
MRO places engine test cell at engine manufacturer’s exclusive disposal. Paris, Amstelveen, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Snecma (Safran), which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through their 50/50 joint company CFM International, has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M … Read the full press release
Le Havre, France, 9-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Richard Nevill has been appointed the Vice President of Aircelle’s Customer Services Division, effective September 1. Nevill brings proven expertise in customer support and services, gaining his experience during a 30-year aerospace industry career. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Management
Tagged Aircelle, Martin Sion, Richard Nevill, Safran
Paris, 12-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran (NYSE Euronext Paris: SAF) has filed the French version of its 2014 Half- Year Financial Report (Rapport Financier Semestriel) with the French financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF). The 2014 Half-Year Financial Report … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Management, Technology
Tagged AMF, Catherine Malek, Frédéric Lucand, Peter Campbell, Safran
Paris, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The attribution committee of Médiation Inter-Entreprises, the business mediation unit of the French industry ministry, today issued its “Responsible Supplier Relations” label to Safran, concerning aircraft engine production purchasing by Group company Snecma. The award of this certificate … Read the full press release
Lightweight desktop systems deployed to detect explosives and narcotics at secure locations WILMINGTON, Mass., 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced it has surpassed 5,000 desktop Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors (ETD) shipped worldwide. A … Read the full press release
• Companies originally began working together in 1968 • More than 36,000 engines sold to date WASHINGTON, DC, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During a special ceremony at the US Chamber of Commerce today (11 February 2014), Safran and General Electric Company (GE) marked the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 40th anniversary, Arnaud Montebourg, CFM International, CFM International formed in 1974, David Joyce, GE, GE Aviation, General Electric Company, Gerhard Neumann, Jean-Paul Ebanga, Jean-Paul Herteman, Nicole Bricq, President François Hollande, René Ravaud, Safran
Paris, France, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sagem (Safran) recorded a new order at the end of December 2013 from French defense procurement agency DGA for five additional Sperwer tactical drones (including two on option), to be deployed by the French army. These … Read the full press release
Taïwan, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), a leading supplier of Near Field Communication (NFC) services, products and platforms, has been selected to provide an innovative NFC service to Bank SinoPac in Taïwan on August 19, 2013. VIP customers of Bank SinoPac … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Bank SinoPac, chip-based payment cards, contactless terminal, credit card embedded in a Micro SD card, EMVCo standard, Jamie Cheng, Mareike NEUMAYER, mobile payment, mobile payment lifestyle, Morpho, Near Field Communication (NFC), NFC-enabled Micro SD card, prepaid gift card, Safran, Taiwan, Thian Yee Chua
High-speed explosives detection systems to enhance passenger checked baggage screening capabilities Paris, France, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, Inc., today announced that Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport in Nice, France has purchased four high-speed CTX 9800 … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Cyril Dujardin, explosives detection, explosives detection systems, France, high-speed CTX 9800 DSi™ explosives detection systems, Level 1 screening, Morpho, Morpho Detection Inc., Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport Nice, Safran, screen hold baggage
04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce today confirms that it has completed the sale of its 50 per cent shareholding and interest in the RTM322 helicopter engine programme to Turbomeca (a Safran company), for which it has received a cash consideration of €293 million. … Read the full press release
Courcouronnes, 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Snecma (Safran) annonce la mise en service de ses quatre propulseurs plasmiques PPS®1350-G sur le satellite lancé par Ariane 5 le 25 juillet dernier pour l’opérateur Inmarsat. Cette mise en route s’est effectuée par étapes successives du 9 … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, France, Technology
Tagged Alphabus platform, Alphasat satellite, Ariane 5 rocket, Astrium, Centre national d'études spatiales, David Quancard, European Space Agency, Giulia Lecarrié, Inmarsat, PPS®1350-G plasma thrusters, Safran, Snecma, Thales Alenia Space
Evry-Courcouronnes, France, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Claude Poulain is the new Chairman and CEO of PowerJet, decision made by the board of directors who met on July 8th at Snecma’s headquarters (Safran). He replaces Jacques Desclaux who is taking up other duties. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Management, Russia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged appointment, CEO, Chairman, Claude Poulain, NPO Saturn, PowerJet, Safran, Snecma
LYON, France, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A partnership agreement will see Morpho (Safran) provide INTERPOL with a range of innovative biometric solutions and other technical support to enhance global security. The partnership covers the supply of automated biometric identification systems to INTERPOL, … Read the full press release
Le Bourget, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the Paris Air Show 2013, Airbus, Air France, Safran and Total organized the “Joining our Energies – Biofuel Initiative France” flight to illustrate the French industry’s technical capacity to integrate aeronautical biofuels. The four players … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Air France, air transport, Airbus, aviation biofuels, Biofuel Initiative France, biofuels, CO2 emissions, France, French biofuel industry, Le Bourget, man-made CO2 emissions, Paris Air Show 2013, Safran, sustainable aviation biofuels, Total
La flotte de moteurs CFM56-5B d’Air Arabia reçoit la qualification TRUEngine Sharjah, Emirats Arabes Unis, 14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lors d’une cérémonie exceptionnelle, Air Arabia et CFM International ont célébré le premier million d’heures de vol de la flotte de moteurs … Read the full press release
Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The official celebration of the first rotation of TECH800 turboshaft demonstrator took place on Friday 26 April, in Pau (France), in the presence of Siim Kallas, Commissioner for Transport and Vice-President of the European Commission, Eric Dautriat, Executive … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Government, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 800kW power class, aeronautics research programme, Brussels, civil aircraft market, Clean Sky, CO2 emissions, Eric Dautriat, helicopter, helicopter turboshaft engine, Jean-Paul Herteman, noise, NОx, Olivier Andries, Pau, reduced emissions, Safran, Siim Kallas, TECH800, Turbomeca
Paris, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — André Santini, former French minister, and currently Deputy and Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, and Jean-Paul Herteman, Chairman and CEO of Safran, today inaugurated Safran’s new building in Issy-les-Moulineaux, just south of Paris. It is named after one of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Real Estate, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged accounting, administration, aerospace, André Santini, Aviation, Defence, Gnome & Rhône, human resources, Issy-les-Moulineaux, IT, Jean-Paul Herteman, Malakoff, Montrouge, Paris, Paul-Louis Weiller, payroll, purchasing, Safran, SECURITY, sustainable development
Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alain Sauret, Chairman and CEO of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran), today inaugurated the company’s new landing gear production facility at its plant in Mirabel, near Montréal. The 300-attendee ceremony was officiated by Pauline Marois, Premier of Québec. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Investment, Technology
Tagged aerospace equipment, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, aircraft braking systems, aircraft landing systems, airframers, Alain Sauret, Boeing 787, CANADA, investments, landing gear production, landing gear production facility, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, Mirabel, Montréal, Pauline Marois, Québec, Safran, Stéphane Salvignol, structural landing gear parts
Paris, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Safran (NYSE Euronext Paris: SAF) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce to acquire Rolls-Royce’s 50% share in their joint RTM322 helicopter engine programme. Upon closing, Turbomeca (Safran’s world leading helicopter engine business) … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged acquire, AGREEMENT, Apache helicopters, EH101 helicopters, helicopter, helicopter engine, helicopter engine programme, NH90 helicopters, Paris, programme, purchase, Rolls-Royce, RTM322, RTM322 engine, SAF, Safran, Turbomeca
Paris, 22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Safran will be an official partner in the 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup, to take place in Brest, France from April 19 to 27, 2013. This is the largest student sports event in Europe, with some 3,000 students … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Education, France, Security & Safety, Sports, Technology
Tagged 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup, aerospace, All-Student Award, All-Women Award, Brest, business schools, Defense, EDHEC Sailing Cup, engineering schools, Marc Guillemot, Safran, SECURITY, student sailing race, student sports event, students, universities
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FULL-YEAR 2013 REVENUE OUTLOOK UPGRADED All revenue figures in this press release represent adjusted[1] revenue. Please refer to definitions contained in the Notes Key figures for the first quarter of 2013 First-quarter 2013 adjusted revenue was Euro 3,404 million, up … Read the full press release →
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