Brussels Airport tests world-first mobile air filter to cut tarmac emissions
Brussels Airport and Safran Aero Boosters will begin a three-month trial of a large mobile air filtration system designed to reduce fine and ultrafine...
Brussels Airport and Safran expand LEAP engine maintenance hub with new industrial “Module Factory”
Brussels Airport and aerospace group Safran have launched construction of a major new maintenance facility dedicated to aircraft engine modules, marking a significant expansion...
Safran Aero Boosters and BMT Aerospace will manufacture key components of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Lightning II.
Florennes AFB, October 13, 2025
As part of Belgium's acquisition of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, an agreement was signed today between the Belgian government and...
Belgian industry to produce key components for F-35 fighter jet engine
Belgium has secured a major industrial role in the F-35 Lightning II fighter programme, following an agreement between the Belgian government and Pratt &...
[Paris Airshow 2025] RACER as in rapid and cost-effective rotorcraft
RACER as in Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft
"An aerodynamic architecture designed
to deliver high speed"
Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Le Bourget, Paris.One of...
Ryanair invests $500 million in 30 new LEAP-1B spare engines to boost fleet resilience and efficiency
Today, 10 June 2025, Ryanair announced a major investment in its fleet operations with the purchase of 30 new CFM LEAP-1B spare engines, valued...
Safran and Brussels Airport expand engine maintenance hub with high-tech, sustainable facility
Safran Aircraft Engines and Brussels Airport Company have signed an agreement to expand the Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels (SAESB) facility with a new...
Details on Belgium’s choice of the Airbus H145M helicopter for the armed forces and federal police
The Kingdom of Belgium will acquire 15 H145M multi-role helicopters for the Army and two helicopters plus three options for the Federal Police. The...
New sustainable maintenance facility for Safran Aircraft Engine Services at Brussels Airport
State-of-the-art workshop for latest-generation aircraft enginesSafran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels, a subsidiary of Safran Aircraft Engines, has inaugurated a new maintenance facility at Brussels...
Launch of the Task Force on the Fighter of the Future.
In the coming weeks, the Belgian Royal High Institute for Defence will bring together important players from the Belgian industry in the framework of...
Placement of the first pillars of the new Safran Aircraft Engine Services site at Brussels Airport
A unique, positive energy building
On February 28, at the north zone of Brussels Airport, a first pillar ceremony was held for the building that...
Safran to build a compressor blades and vanes plant for aero engines in partnership with Belgian and Walloon governments
François Lepot, CEO of Safran Aero Boosters, today announced that a new compressor blades and vanes production plant for aircraft engines will be set...
Safran begins assembly of Arriel 2E helicopter engine in the U.S.
Safran Helicopter Engines has opened a second assembly line at their facility in Grand Prairie, Texas for the Arriel 2E engine. The first assembled...
Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels to develop its new maintenance activities at Brussels Airport’s Brucargo North area
Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels and Brussels Airport signed a long-term partnership agreement for the construction of a new generation building at Brucargo North,...