With the objective of expanding its manufacturing operations in the state of Chihuahua, Safran Cabin announced a new stage for the company with an investment of 16.3 million dollars.

The news was announced during the development of the Paris Air Show 2023 Aerospace Fair by the CEO of the firm Jorge Ortega and the governor of Chihuahua, María Eugenia Campos, who was on a work tour.

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The French company reported that they will begin to migrate the manufacture of parts for turbines for the Airbus A330neo aircraft and to make it concrete it will have an Engineering Center that will start this year with 50 specialists and with growth plans for up to 200 professionals in the area.

Said Center is key to the aerospace development of the country, in which they also contemplate designing the different configurations for the Boeing 737 and A350 models. While at the plant they expect to manufacture 70 percent of the 737 MAX aircraft and 95 percent of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner model.

The Chihuahua plant is expected to start operations this summer to respond to the strong demand generated by the US multinational Boeing.

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On another issue, the firm announced that they will likewise expand operations in Querétaro for the coming years with an investment of 80 million dollars. The purpose of the investment is to house an aircraft engine test bench for the development and innovation of the aeronautical industry, and it is expected to be the most innovative in the world.

With this test bench called SAESA Testcell, they will increase their testing capacity to meet the rapid growth of the engine fleet, which requires the creation of more jobs in the entity.

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