Safran entrusts Aciturri with a new LEAP 1B propeller component; Safran and Boeing ink APU JV

Safran Aircraft Engines has confirmed to Aciturri Aeroengines the adjudication of the Housing Bearing (HB5) of LEAP 1B, the engine that drives the Boeing 737 Max. The component, similar to the HB5 of LEAP 1A that Aciturri already supplies to Safran, fulfills the same function but it presents additiies. Production will be carried out in the Ircio factory (Miranda de Ebro), where Aciturri Aeroengines has the machining technology and integration capabilities necessary to tackle the new project. The Safran and Aciturri teams have already started working with the goal of reaching full production in the second half of 2019. The