A delegation of French aircraft equipment maker Safran Group led by its CEO Olivier Andries called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Tuesday.
“During the meeting, Andries briefed Rajnath Singh on Safran’s plans to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in India for overhauling the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines in use by Indian and foreign commercial airlines,” said a Ministry of Defence (MoD) press release on Tuesday.
Safran is one of the leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of advanced aircraft engines for civil and fighter jets. Among its most successful products is the M88 jet