Safran Sees Opportunity in Tough Times
afran USA president Peter Lengyel said 2012 was a strong year for the company, and this year it plans on focusing on innovation, R&D investment and strengthening partnerships across all sectors.
afran USA president Peter Lengyel said 2012 was a strong year for the company, and this year it plans on focusing on innovation, R&D investment and strengthening partnerships across all sectors.

While the looming threat of budget sequestration kept more than a few aerospace executives up at night, Safran USA president Peter Lengyel spent most of his waking hours preparing his company for any eventuality. That doesn’t mean he welcomed the prospect of drastic spending cuts to medevac services, law enforcement and border patrol. After all, the U.S. federal government is, in effect, Safran’s biggest customer. But, as Lengyel explained to AIN, the company’s broad scope of disciplines and global footprint positions it to react to and thrive in the kind of adverse business environment less diversified companies struggle to navigate.