# Figeac Aero selected by Safran Aircraft Engines for M88 engine part

Figeac Aero has been selected by Safran Aircraft Engines to manufacture a technical part for the M88 engine powering the Rafale fighter. The five-year contract involves precision machining of nickel-based superalloy components, with first deliveries expected by end of 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-05-19
- Where: Figeac, France
- Status: announced
- Products: precision-machined nickel-based superalloy parts for M88 engine
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Figeac Aero](https://endata.com/companies/16651.md)
- [Safran Aircraft Engines](https://endata.com/companies/3665.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [lesechos-comfi.lesechos.fr](https://lesechos-comfi.lesechos.fr/press-release/figeac-aero-epa-fga-figeac-aero-figeac-aero-stregnthens-its-position-on-a-major-national-sovereignty-programme-dDBVSA3F5ct), 2025-05-19: "FIGEAC AÉRO announces that it has been selected by Safran Aircraft Engines to manufacture a particularly technical part for the M88 engine powering the Rafale fighter"
- [gifas.fr](https://www.gifas.fr/press-summary/figeac-aero-retenu-par-safran-aircraft-engines-pour-la-production-d-une-piece-du-moteur-m88), 2025-05-20: "Figeac Aéro a été retenu par Safran Aircraft Engines pour la production d'une pièce particulièrement technique, réalisée à base de superalliages à base de nickel, du moteur M88 du Rafale."

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