Safran to set up M88 engine maintenance in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Jun 24 (PTI) France-based Safran Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to establish a new entity—Safran Aircraft Engine Services India—in Hyderabad, which will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of Rafale fighter jet engines, specifically the M88 engines.

The initiative is expected to create approximately 150 new jobs by the end of next year, with the potential to add another 750 positions in subsequent phases, according to a press release from the Telangana government.

Pierre Fernandez, General Manager of Safran Aerospace, met Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu and announced the plans.


“We look forward to expanding our presence with the upcoming Safran Aircraft Engine Services India, focused on LEAP engine MRO services and scheduled to be operational before the end of the year, as well as a newly announced fourth site to provide maintenance for the M88 military jet engine powering the Dassault Rafale,” the release quoted Fernandez as saying.

Safran currently operates two world-class sites in Hyderabad: Safran Electrical & Power India, dedicated to manufacturing electrical harnesses for CFM LEAP engines and the Dassault Rafale fighter, and Safran Aircraft Engines Hyderabad, which specializes in the production of rotating parts for the LEAP engine's low-pressure turbine.

The company expressed its gratitude to Sridhar Babu for inviting Safran to participate in a roundtable discussion with a delegation of French companies investing in Telangana, led by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the release stated.

“Over the past few years, Safran has benefited from significant support from the Telangana government. We are proud to contribute to the region's dynamic aerospace ecosystem and to help position Telangana as a major hub for the aerospace industry in India,” it added.