SAF 103.32€ +0.19% Worldwide Companies EN Login GROUP PRODUCTS & SERVICES CAREERS FINANCE NEWS & MEDIA Safran Nacelles A worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles and services Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelle integration. Our products and services equip all aircraft types: regional, business, short, medium, and long-range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. OUR EXPERTISE Commercial aircraft nacelles Safran Nacelles has developed a range of nacelles for short, medium, and long-range commercial aircraft. Already partners with the main airframers, Airbus, Boeing and COMAC, we continue to offer evermore innovative nacelles: lighter, at the forefront of acoustic treatment, aerodynamic, safe, intelligent, and easy to maintain. Regional and business jet nacelles Safran Nacelles equips the regional aircraft and business jets from main manufacturers such as Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream, Textron Aviation, Irkout-Sukhoi and Embraer, etc. with nacelles and components at the forefront of innovation, including our Target (PERT®) and Butterfly thrust reversers. Customer Support and Services Safran Nacelles supports customers during the life of their nacelles, 24/7 and all over the world. NacelleLifeTM offers services and maintenance customized to the most specific requirements for some or all of the aircraft life stages, from pre-entry in service to operational retirement. Thrust reversers Our hydraulic reversers and Electrical Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems are designed to improve aerodynamics, reduce fuel consumption and aircraft operating costs, and increase braking performance. Composite materials Safran Nacelles has developed expertise in structural reinforcement using composite materials, which also reduce the weight of the nacelle. Metallic alloy Safran Nacelles has developed expertise in the design of metallic alloy nozzles, enabling weight reductions in high temperature surroundings. Acoustic treatment Safran Nacelles has developed expertise in acoustic treatments on composite and metal structures, through local and strategic treatment of the nacelles, reducing engine noise. Assembly Over the past 30 years, Safran Nacelles has developed expertise in the assembly of aerostructures, based on techniques and know-how which is on a par with those of airframers. Integration capabilities Safran Nacelles is a specialist in all nacelle components - air inlets, cowl doors, thrust reversers, exhaust systems, Engine Build Units (EBU) - as well as their integration with engines and aircraft. The factory of the future Virtual reality, augmented reality, smart trolleys, moving and pulsed lines, automation, infrared thermography… Innovation and digital technologies are at the heart of our Safran Nacelles factories. Over 78,000 hours FLIGHTS PER DAY Over 250 airlines ARE SAFRAN NACELLES’ CUSTOMERS 3,500 EMPLOYEES ONE THRUST REVERSER CYCLE EVERY 2 seconds Over 19,000 SAFRAN NACELLES’ COMPONENTS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE Over 30 years OF EXPERIENCE OUR GOVERNANCE Vincent Caro Safran Nacelles, Chief Executive Officer SEE PROFILE Arnaud de Bussac Safran Nacelles, Vice President Strategy and Progress SEE PROFILE Arnaud Hauguel Safran Nacelles, Vice President of Programs SEE PROFILE Alain Berger Safran Nacelles, Vice President Customer Support & Services SEE PROFILE Déborah Pilczer Safran Nacelles, Vice President Sales and Marketing SEE PROFILE Pierre Cottenceau Safran Nacelles, Vice President Engineering SEE PROFILE Emmanuel Drouet Safran Nacelles, Vice President Procurement SEE PROFILE Bertrand Hugueny Safran Nacelles, Vice President Industrial Operations SEE PROFILE Patrick Thomas Safran Nacelles, Vice President Administration and Finance SEE PROFILE Virginie Durieux Safran Nacelles, Vice-President of Quality SEE PROFILE Cédric Halé Safran Nacelles, Vice President Human and Corporate Responsibilities Director SEE PROFILE Stéphanie Agamennone Safran Nacelles, Vice President Communication SEE PROFILE Philippe James Safran Nacelles, Vice President Digital & Information Systems and Risk Management SEE PROFILE JOB OPENINGS Join Safran Nacelles and take a look at our 72 positions 12.02.2021 QUALITY Responsable Qualité Procédés Spéciaux Site H/F Permanent Florange Cedex, France 12.02.2021 MEANS AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Responsable Maintenance H/F Permanent Florange Cedex, France 12.02.2021 MANUFACTURE / ASSEMBLY AND REPAIR Process relay Permanent Burnley Lancashire Bb10 2tq, United Kingdom SEE ALL OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE Across the globe, Safran Nacelles ensures its manufacturing and repair sites benefit from the most innovative processes and technologies to improve their operational performance. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AT THE HEART OF OUR FACTORIES Safran Nacelles draws on digital technology to improve its operational efficiency. Factory 4.0 is already a reality for Safran Nacelles. The digital transformation of our factories is a vector of performance enabling us to meet our customers’ quality, cost and lead time requirements, and to support them in their own developments. We integrate digital technologies throughout our sites, both to increase production reliability through data collected via our industrial equipment, and to assist with monitoring our products through digital continuity covering design, manufacturing and in-service maintenance. ROBOTIZATION AND AUTOMATION Safran Nacelles builds in automation to strengthen its agility and productivity Safran Nacelles was one of the first manufacturers to use robots for complex composite manufacturing processes: lay-up, infrared thermography part. inspection, acoustic drilling, etc. Today, most of the assembly processes (e.g. drilling, riveting and milling) and finishing operations (painting) are automated. Our moving or pulsed lines contribute to our nacelles’ production cycles, whilst our “SmartTrolleys” reduce the engine integration time to about 10 minutes, i.e. almost 20 times less than with traditional handling equipment. The next step? Tomorrow, our cobots (collaborative robots) will bring together robot strength, precision and repeatability with human intelligence. WORK METHODS Working together with virtual and augmented reality Safran Nacelles’ operational excellence largely lies with its collaborative work methods based on collective intelligence. This way, we can use the real-time information sharing possibilities offered by virtual reality to reduce our development times, validate new manufacturing and assembly methods more quickly, design ergonomic tooling, optimize the location of our industrial equipment or even develop interactive training on nacelle maintenance. In Safran, we are pioneers of augmented reality and we make use of this technology to optimize the nacelles’ composite panel inspection and to assist with engine integration operations. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION Safran Nacelles significantly invests in research to develop the innovative solutions that will contribute to tomorrow’s integrated propulsion systems. REDUCING AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT Safran Nacelles is behind numerous innovations for environmental and customer requirements. Our composite materials and high-performance metallic alloys enable us to decrease the weight of our nacelles, thus reducing fuel consumption and aircraft carbon emissions. We have, amongst others, developed an expertise in Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) techniques used for Airbus A320neo and Falcon 7X/8X nacelles. We are also developing acoustic technologies that reduce noise emission by “trapping” the engine noise on strategic surface areas of the nacelle or the nozzle. This technology enabled the Airbus A380 to become one of the quietest aircraft in operation despite its size. Finally, we continuously improve our nacelles’ aerodynamics to reduce drag in flight. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD A MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT Safran Nacelles is electrifying its nacelles’ functions to improve weight and reliability. Utilized for the first time in the world on the Airbus A380, Safran Nacelles’ ETRAS® (Electrical Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems) is an efficient alternative for hydraulic commands, as well as improving the nacelle’s weight and simplifying maintenance. ETRAS® will also equip COMAC C919 medium-range aircraft nacelles that we are developing via our Nexcelle joint venture. Furthermore, we are developing nacelle electrical de-icing systems as a replacement for standard pneumatic technologies. INCREASED THRUST REVERSER PERFORMANCE Innovative and patented solutions Safran Nacelles patented several innovative architectures to meet the thrust reversion challenges – braking distance reduction, mainly in short, wet, icy or snowy runways. This is the case for the door thrust reverser (1981), the Butterfly thrust reverser (1995), the PERT® thrust reverser (1997). We are continuing to innovate with the O-Duct concept that will equip the COMAC C919, which will improve aerodynamic performance and fuel consumption (by 0.5 %, i.e. 300 kg per flight, or the equivalent of 5 additional passengers) and whilst also increasing the efficiency of the thrust reversers, thanks to its single-piece architecture. CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SERVICES Through NacelleLife™, Safran Nacelles provides its customers with a flexible service package to support them throughout their nacelles’ life cycle. A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE OFFER NacelleLife™ supports nacelles at every stage of their life. Many offers on the market only deal with entry into service and major services, Safran Nacelles’ NacelleLife™ service portfolio embodies the comprehensive approach that fully encompasses airlines’ requirements. Their entire aircraft life cycle is covered, from pre-entry into service to operational retirement. The objective is to maximize availability and to minimize maintenance costs at each step of the life cycle. NacelleLife™ is supported by a network of 13 sites, reinforced by partnerships and several MRO (Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul) centers, to ensure the proximity and the reactivity expected by our customers. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NACELLELIFE™ CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS NacelleLife™ meets the specific requirements of each operator Spare parts, technical representatives, on-line documentation, fleet management, maintenance operation schedules, operational retirement transition support… The numerous services included in NacelleLife™ enable a wide range of requirements to be met with customized operator-specific solutions, encompassing all the nacelle components, including thrust reversers, anywhere in the world. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NACELLELIFE™ MAINTENANCE 4.0 Innovative solutions Technological innovation is at the heart of NacelleLife™ services. The mobile application “JetLife”, integrated with the programmed maintenance service, provides real-time access to service bulletins and the option to report operations carried out, thus enabling Safran Nacelles to suggest predictive maintenance schedules. “Presto”, the overheating assessment tool, uses infrared thermography to evaluate the thrust reversers composite structure’s health, enabling underwing diagnostics to be carried out without the need to dismount the nacelle, thus minimising AOG (aircraft on ground) time. All these solutions apply to the full range of our nacelles, in service and/or in development. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NACELLELIFE™ CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER Contact the Safran Nacelles Customer Support Center (CSC) EAME: +33 (0) 1 64 14 80 33 NORTH AMERICA (US, CANADA): +1-833-604-9117 (toll free) OTHER LOCATIONS: +1-251-434-6382 Click here to send an e-mail to the Safran Nacelles Customer Support Center Fax: +33 (0) 1 64 14 84 10 OUR SUBSIDIARIES Innovative nacelle systems to travel in tomorrow’s world Nexcelle, our Joint Venture with MRAS Innovative nacelle systems to travel in tomorrow’s world A key player on the aircraft MRO (Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul) market in the Middle-East AMES, our Joint Venture with AFI KLM & EM A key player on the aircraft MRO (Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul) market in the Middle-East Our rating on gender equality 0 / 100 Criteria 1. Comparison of the percentage of men and women having received a raise. 2. Difference in average salary between men and women. 3. Comparison of the percentage of men and women having received a promotion. 4. Whether all women received a raise on returning from a maternity/adoption leave. 5. Number of women in the top 10 paying positions. According to the French law of September 5, 2018, and its application decree of January 8, 2019, on "Freedom to choose your professional future" (Liberté de choisir son avenir professionnel), companies have to measure five gender equality indicators and publish their overall score. The primary aim of this law is to eliminate compensation discrepancies between men and women. Gender equality index Criterion No. 1: Difference in average salary between men and women: 39 / 40 Criterion No. 2: Comparison of the percentage of men and women having received a raise: 20 /20 Criterion No. 3: Comparison of the percentage of men and women having received a promotion: 15 /15 Criterion No. 4: Whether all women received a raise on returning from a maternity/adoption leave: 15 /15 Criterion No. 5: Number of women in the top 10 paying positions: 0 /10 NacelleLife™ Customized services, adapted to the full range of our nacelles DISCOVER THE NACELLELIFE™ OFFERINGS AND SERVICES MEDIUM RANGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT NACELLES LONG RANGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT NACELLES REGIONAL AIRCRAFT NACELLES BUSINESS JET NACELLES AND THRUST REVERSERS THRUST REVERSERS SAFRAN NACELLES PATENTED THRUST REVERSERS Safran Nacelles : we make nacelles, rely on us LATEST NEWS 11.17.2021 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Celebrating Safran’s U.S. presence during National Indiana Day 11.02.2021 BUSINESS Kick-off of the first Safran Customer Day in China 07.06.2021 BUSINESS NacelleLife™ offers new repair solutions for structural composite bonded parts SEE ALL LATEST PRESS RELEASES 06.02.2021 HUMAN RESOURCES Management appointments at Safran Nacelles 04.29.2021 BUSINESS Corsair Signs an exclusive NacelleLife™ service contract with Safran for all its Airbus A330neo nacelles 09.15.2020 HUMAN RESOURCES Management appointments at Safran Nacelles SEE ALL Document transfer portal for Safran Nacelles and its approved suppliers (or those undergoing approval). 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