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News archive: Safran Aircraft Engines

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3 June The megawatt-class system combines electric propulsion components with a CT7 gas turbine engine.

GE completes hybrid-electric powertrain test ahead of flight trials

NASA-backed testing has validated a complete megawatt-class propulsion system after more than a decade of technology development.

21 May Researchers produced a preliminary hypersonic ramjet engine layout in seconds while meeting all outlined design requirements.

GE uses AI to slash hypersonic engine design times

AI-powered design studies at the company’s New York research centre support faster development of future commercial and military propulsion technologies.

1 April

Safran plans €125m aircraft components plant in Wallonia

Compressor plant in Welkenraedt aims to support rising demand from major civil aircraft engine programmes, with operations expected to begin in 2028

5 February Rémi Maillard of Airbus; Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport, Singapore; Han Kok Juan, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore; and David Dufrenois of Safran Singapore.

Partners advance Open Fan readiness with Singapore testing

An agreement sets out airport trials and a readiness framework to evaluate how Open Fan engines interact with infrastructure operations and regulatory systems.

29 January Ground testing at the Peebles Test Operation played a central role in validating the hybrid electric turbofan design.

GE completes hybrid electric turbofan power extraction testing

Testing at Peebles confirmed that a hybrid electric turbofan can move and control electrical power without relying on energy storage.

16 October 2025 LEAP-1A engines assembled in Nouaceur will make Morocco the second global production site after France.

Safran launches €350m aircraft engine complex in Morocco

A new aircraft engine assembly and testing facility launched in Nouaceur positions Morocco among the world’s few nations capable of manufacturing complete engines.

20 March 2025

GE commits nearly $1 billion to U.S. manufacturing

Investments will expand production for commercial and military engines, scale advanced materials and strengthen supplier networks across 16 states.

20 February 2025

Safran partners with HAL and TEAL to expand LEAP production

Contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics and Titan Engineering and Automation have advanced Safran's strategy to boost LEAP engine manufacturing.

20 February 2025

GE uses exascale supercomputers for Open Fan engine

Access to Frontier and Aurora supercomputers has enhanced simulations for next-generation jet engine designs and fuel efficiency improvements.

9 January 2025

Aerolloy strengthens capabilities with VAR furnace and major contracts

Aerolloy's newly commissioned VAR furnace and key approvals from IAI, Safran and Dassault have elevated its position in the global aerospace sector.

5 December 2024 Delphine Borione (French Ambassador to Mexico), Alejandro Cardona Seemann (President of Safran Mexico), Marco del Prete (Minister of the Economy of State of Querétaro), Marcelo Ebrard (Minister of Economy), and Philippe Errera (Safran’s EVP for International Development and Government Relations).

Safran expands engine production in Querétaro

The LEAP engine has been a major commercial success, with over 8,500 units already in operation, accumulating more than 60 million flight hours, and an order backlog exceeding 11,600 units.

24 April 2024 A GE Aerospace F110 engine being used in high-pressure turbine testing.

RISE engine efficiency project gains momentum

CFM reports that it is at a stage of the Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) program in which it is doing real testing on real hardware and making real progress.

29 February 2024 The new facility will work closely with the company's historic foundry in Gennevilliers, near Paris.

Safran to create factory in Brittany for aircraft engine parts

The new facility will be operational in 2027 and will further extend the company's global production network for advanced fan blades.

25 January 2024 The trials are at ONERA’s wind tunnel facility in Modane, France.

Open Fan starts 200 hours in the wind tunnel

The Open Fan aims to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 20%, and up to 80% when combined with SAFs or sustainable aviation fuels, for the next generation of single-aisle commercial jets by 2035.

21 December 2023

NASA contracts for next phase of advanced engine compact core development

The HyTEC's Phase 2 Integrated Core Technology Demonstration is a cost-sharing contract with a maximum value of approximately $68.1 million and a five-year performance period.

4 May 2022 Static structural analysis of an intermediate compressor frame in Ansys Mechanical.

Ansys analysis set to work on innovative engine development

Thermal and mechanical engineers at Safran will harness Ansys' simulation for engine developments including an open unducted fan, upgraded composite material to combat higher temperatures and hybrid electrification.

8 December 2021 Safran Aircraft Engines and Albany International extend their partnership to develop 3D composites for CFM engines to the year 2046.

Safran and Albany International extend composite collaboration

The partners have built three plants in Rochester (New Hampshire), Commercy (France) and Queretaro (Mexico). These are dedicated to 3D composite parts and have produced 130,000 for the LEAP engine.

6 May 2021 How the Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) will look in flight.

Engine experts team up for Europe's future fighter

Within EUMET, Safran will lead the engine's design and integration, MTU will lead the engine service activities and ITP Aero will develop the low-pressure turbine and the nozzle amongst other items.