Snecma: the world’s broadest choice of aircraft and rocket engines

Part of the SAFRAN Group, Snecma is one of the world’s leading aerospace propulsion companies, offering the broadest choice of aircraft and rocket engines.

Snecma designs and produces commercial engines that are leaders in their thrust class, such as the CFM56, the world’s best selling and most reliable commercial aircraft engine. CFM56 engines, produced inpartnership by Snecma and General Electric, power more than 7,200 Airbus and Boeing aircraft for some 500 customers and operators worldwide, and have set a new standard of reliability and operating cost incommercial jet propulsion. Snecma is also a partner to General Electric on various large turbofan engines: the CF6, GE90 and GP7200, and is gearing up for the Silvercrest, an engine purpose-designed for business jets.

Snecma is active in all three segments of the military aircraft market – combat, training and transport – with the M88-2 (Rafale), the M53-P2 (Mirage) and the TP400-D6 turboprop engine for the A400M military transport aircraft.

Snecma is the propulsion prime contractor on Europe’s Ariane space launchers. It develops and produces a wide range of propulsion systems and equipment for launchers, space vehicles and satellites (Vulcain®2,HM7B, PPS®1350, etc.).

Snecma is also a world leader in MRO services and customer support for commercial and military aircraft engines.

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