Aircraft
Generous State Support Boosts French Supplier amid Covid
JPB Système reinvents itself with the help of the French government.
JPB Système has automated many aspects of its manufacturing process. (Photo: JPB JPB Système)
JPB Système has automated many aspects of its manufacturing process. (Photo: JPB JPB Système)

Like so many other aircraft and engine-component manufacturers, France’s JPB Système was hit hard by the Covid pandemic. In April 2020, when it became obvious how production rates would be decimated as airline business models fell apart, CEO Damien Marc knew right away that his team would have to change course quickly.