On September 10th., the foundation stone of the future Safran, Toulouse site was laid. Within the next 14 months, the building with a white rendered and aluminum external façade, will house 25,000 m2 ( 270,000 sq. ft. ) of office space. The future premises have been designed as a window on the Safran group, the second largest aviation employer, after Airbus, in the region.
The production site of the LEAP engine composite fan cases and fan blades, seen here in the picture, was inaugurated on March 31, in the snow; and it's no coincidence that the plant is located in the United States at Rochester, New Hampshire, a hundred kilometers ( 60 miles ) north of Boston. It is here that Albany International, a Safran partner company...
250 kilometres (155 miles) south of Paris, the Michelin factory in Bourges has specialized in high-tech aircraft tyres for over 30 years; because these tyres are subject to much heavier constraints than those found on cars, they should be able to support speeds in excess of 400 km (155 miles) / hour…