Albany International

Safran Aircraft Engines and Albany International extended their 15-year-old partnership for another 15 years, to 2046, to continue developing 3D-woven composite parts for next-generation aircraft engines.

Safran Aircraft Engines and Albany International Corp. extended their partnership agreement to 2046, aiming to collaborate on next-generation engines and contribute to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Safran Aero Composite inaugurated a plant in Commercy, France on November 24, 2014, dedicated to producing 3D RTM woven composite fan blades and cases for the LEAP engine. The plant is part of a network of three production facilities built in partnership with Albany International.

Safran and Albany International inaugurated a third joint manufacturing plant in Querétaro, Mexico, to produce composite fan blades for the LEAP engine. The plant involved a $100 million investment, delivered first parts in October 2017, and will also make guide vanes starting in 2019.

Safran inaugurated its sixth plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with a $100 million investment to produce blades and engines for Boeing aircraft, creating 230 jobs initially and expected to reach 600 by 2020-2021.

Safran and Albany International initiated operations at a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico in 2018, producing 3D RTM woven composite fan blades and cases for the LEAP engine.

Safran and Albany International are investing US$74 million in a third plant in Mexico to manufacture LEAP engine fan blades using 3-D woven RTM carbon fiber composite technology. Production is set for 2017 and will create 500 jobs, with full capacity of 20,000 blades per year expected by 2021.