Safran moving ahead with five new engine programs

摘要

Safran Helicopter Engines remains on track to certify five new engine programs this year: the Arrano lA for the Airbus H160, the Aneto lk for the Leonardo AWi89, the Ardiden 1U for India's light utility helicopter (LUH) program, and the WZ16 for the Avicopter (China) AC_(352). "Our ambition is to be the preferred helicopter engine supplier," said Bruno Ballenger, executive vice president of programs for Safran Helicopter Engines. "We have 37 percent market share, a gain of four percent from 2017," he said. The company plans to hold deliveries steady at 820 engines or more in 2019, comparable to 2018 results, he added.