Safran Aircraft Engines
Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation) or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in Courcouronnes and a subsidiary of Safran. It designs, manufactures and maintains engines for commercial and military aircraft as well as rocket engines for launch vehicles and satellites.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace Defence |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Olivier Andriès (CEO) |
| Products | Aircraft engines Rocket engines |
| Revenue | € 10.452 billion (2018) |
| € 1.929 billion (2018) | |
Number of employees | 15,700 (2016) |
| Parent | Safran |
| Website | www |
Some of its notable developments, alone or in partnership, include the Dassault Rafale's M88 engine, the Concorde's Olympus 593, the CFM56 and CFM-LEAP for single-aisle airliners, as well as the Ariane 5's Vulcain engine.
The company employs around 15,700 people across 35 production sites, offices, and MRO facilities worldwide and files an average of nearly 500 patents each year.
Safran Aircraft Engines also notably operates two joint ventures with GE Aviation: CFM International, the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines, and CFM Materials.