Safran

Operating worldwide, Safran has 69,000 employees and logged sales of 15.4 billion euros in 2014. Comprising a number of companies, Safran holds, alone or in partnership, world or European leadership positions in its markets. Safran undertakes extensive Research & Development programs to keep pace with its fast-evolving markets.

Safran Landing Systems is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. Company capabilities encompass the full life cycle of our products, ranging from design and manufacture to in-service support, repair and overhaul. Safran Landing Systems is a partner to 30 leading commercial, military, business and regional airframers, and supports more than 31,200 aircraft making over 73,000 landings every day. The company employs more than 7,800 staff working in locations across Europe, North America and Asia.

• World leader in the design, manufacture and support of landing gear, partnering with more than 30 airframers  and 920 customers.
• Systems integration, and systems equipment, including landing systems, steering, braking and monitoring systems (brakes, wheels, landing gear) as well as electric taxiing system, equipping more than 21,000 civil aircraft;
• World leader in carbon brakes, equipping more than 10,300 aircraft in service, and holding more than 55,5% of market share in this segment;
• World leader in landing gear and system MRO, backed by a network of 8 repair stations, servicing more than 900 customers, with more than 1,600 landing gears maintained and overhauled per year, and more than 12,000 equipment components repaired annually