# Safran to build $80M LEAP engine MRO shop in Querétaro, Mexico

Safran Aircraft Engines announced the construction of a new 14,000 sqm maintenance shop in Querétaro, Mexico, for CFM LEAP engines. The $80 million facility is scheduled to begin operations by 2026, adding 150 engines annual capacity and creating nearly 500 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-24
- Where: Querétaro, Mexico
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 150 engines per year (total 350 by 2030)
- Products: CFM LEAP engine maintenance
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/safran-strengthen-its-footprint-queretaro-mexico-new-engine-maintenance-and-production-capacities-2024-07-22), 2024-07-24: "With the implementation of these two plants, Mexico will position itself among the few countries capable of covering the entire engine lifecycle from manufacturing of parts, module and engine assembly, maintenance and repair, to testing."

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