PARIS (dpa-AFX) – The French engine manufacturer and aviation supplier SAFRAN delivered significantly more engines for jets from Airbus and Boeing at the beginning of 2026. Sales in the first quarter were on a comparable basis at 8.6 billion euros, almost 19 percent higher than a year earlier, as Safran announced on Thursday in Paris.
In the first quarter, Safran and its US partner GE Aerospace (GE Aerospace (ex General Electric)) and their joint venture CFM 520 of their Leap engines delivered, over 60 percent more than a year earlier. At that time, however, sales had fallen. The engines are used in the Boeing 737 Max medium-haul jets and in around every second Airbus jet (Airbus SE) from the A320neo model family.
The division’s sales grew by around a third, while business with cabin equipment such as seats and galleys only increased by nine percent. The defense and aircraft technology division grew by more than 13 percent.
Safran boss Olivier Andriès therefore sees the company on track to achieve its annual goals. Sales are expected to increase by a low to mid-teens percentage. He has an eye on adjusted operating profit of 6.1 to 6.2 billion euros. The manager was confident that he would be able to achieve the upper end of the forecast. As usual, Safran did not provide any information about the profit for the first quarter./stw/nas/stk
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