Safran has started construction of an aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at Brussels Airport. The project is part of Safran's strategy to develop and modernize its global maintenance network to support the aftermarket needs of the CFM56 and Leap fleets. The company expects the 8,500-sq-m Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels (SAESB) site to go into operation in the first quarter of 2024. It will become the fifth “ultra-modern, new-generation” building erected by Safran around the world, noted Arnaud Haquin, the company's commercial engines MRO vice president. “We are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our engines but also of our operations and infrastructure,” he said.
The site will produce more energy than it consumes, thanks to the use of solar panels and smart skylights on the roof and new techniques for insulation, heating, and water recovery, Haquin told AIN. As such, he said, the building will meet a “twofold objective” of contributing to the industry’s net zero-carbon goal and supporting the acceleration of MRO activities on the Leap-1A and Leap-1B powerplants.
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