Safran Helicopter Engines Archives

Safran opens new CAP 2020 industrial campus in Tarnos

Tarnos, France. 24 February 2020. Safran Helicopter Engines celebrated the opening of CAP 2020, its new industrial campus in Tarnos, southwest France. Present were Florence Parly, French Minister…Read more ›

Tagged with: Engine Makers, Franck Saudo, Geneviève Darrieussecq, MCO, MRO, Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran signs contract to support Portuguese EH101 Merlin engines

29 January 2020, HAI Heli-Expo, Anaheim Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a 10-year contract with Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa) to support Portuguese RTM322-powered EH101 Merlin fleet.…Read more ›

Tagged with: EH101 Merlin engines, Engine Makers, Frederic Fourciangue, Global Support Package, Lieutenant General Cartaxo Alves, Portuguese Air Force, Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran signs by-the-hour support contract with Transportes Aéreos Pegaso

Anaheim. 28 January 2020. Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a Support-By-Hour (SBH®) contract with Transportes Aéreos Pegaso, covering the Mexican operator’s H145, EC145 and BK117. This contract formalizes…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aéreos Pegaso, Commented Enrique Zepeda Navarro, Engine Makers, Olivier Le Merrer, Safran Helicopter Engines, Transportes Aéreos Pegaso

Safran launches its brand new Health Monitoring service

Paris. 29 January 2020. Two years after launching the Health Monitoring service that enables customers to track their engines’ health indicator, Safran Helicopter has broaden its service offer.…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Center Helicopters, Health Monitoring service, Heli-Expo, Safran Helicopter, Safran Helicopter Engines

EASA certifies Safran Aneto-1K in Leonardo AW189K

Bordes. 12 December 2019. Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Type Certification for its Aneto-1K engine, as fitted to the Leonardo AW189K. Intended for super-medium and…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aneto-1K engine, Christian Caneilles, EASA certifies, European Aviation Safety Agency, Leonardo AW189K, Safran Aneto, Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran joins team to design new turboprop for European unmanned applications

Bordes, France. 23 September 2019. Safran Helicopter Engines, ZF Luftfahrttechnik GmbH (ZFL) and MT-Propeller have agreed to cooperate on a new turboprop engine intended for European unmanned applications. This…Read more ›

Tagged with: Engine Makers, FADEPC, PAGB, Safran Helicopter Engines, ZFL

Safran to continue supporting UK MOD Merlin and Apache helicopter engines

Fareham. 25 June 2019. Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a three-year support contract extension with the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support agency, to provide an…Read more ›

Tagged with: Apache Helicopter, Engine Makers, Royal Navy Merlin, Safran Helicopter Engines, UK MOD Merlin, Vice-Marshal Graham Russell

Bernard Barussaud appointed Executive VP Operations

Bordes, France. 16 May 2019. Safran Helicopter Engines has appointed Bernard Barussaud as Executive Vice-President Operations. Bernard succeeds François-Xavier Foubert who has been appointed to another position within the…Read more ›

Tagged with: Bernard Barussaud, Corbeil plant, fan disk manufacturing, François-Xavier Foubert, Safran Helicopter Engines, Safran Transmissions Systems, Snecma Services

Safran partners with CHC Helicopter for Arriel engine support

Atlanta. 11 March 2019. Safran Helicopter Engines and CHC Helicopter signed a four-year MRO support contract. This contract formalizes a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul and standard exchanges agreement supporting…Read more ›

Tagged with: Arriel engine support, AS365 Dauphin, CHC Helicopter, CHC’s S-76 fleet, Dauphin fleets, Dave Balevic, global overhaul, Grand Prairie, Makila engine, MRO support contract, Olivier Le Merrer, onsite support, repair and support, Safran Helicopter Engines, Safran partners

Safran signs by-the-hour support contract with Icelandic Coast Guard covering Makila engines

5 March 2019, HAI Heli-Expo 2019, Atlanta.Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a Support-By-Hour (SBH®) contract with Icelandic Coast Guard, covering two H225. This contract formalizes a five year…Read more ›