French defence equipment major Safran announces MRO unit in Hyderabad, JV with HAL in Bengaluru
French aviation and defence equipment manufacturer Safran announced on Tuesday that it plans to set up an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) unit in Hyderabad and partner with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to develop India’s next-generation fighter aircraft.
A high-level delegation, led by Safran CEO Olivier Andries, met defence minister Rajnath Singh here to brief him about the plans.
The company—one of the world’s leading players in manufacturing aircraft engines—will establish an MRO facility in Hyderabad for the overhauling of the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines being used by Indian and foreign commercial airlines. More than 300 such engines are in use in Indian commercial airplanes.
