1998 - 2008

2000

In September 2001, Turbomeca joined the propulsion and aeronautic equipment group Snecma.

Turbomeca obtained ISO 9001 certification for the quality of its products and JAR 21 and JAR 145 approvals.

Today, Turbomeca provides the engines for training aircraft such as the Jaguar, Hawk, and Alphajet.

We currently manufacture the following turbo-shaft engines for helicopters: Arrius, Arriel, TM 333, MTR390, Makila and RTM 322.

The current generation of products for land and sea applications are the TM 307 and the Makila TI. An agreement signed with the Allison Engine Company for the distribution of industrial and marine turbines is enabling us to develop this area of our business.

Set up of Turbomeca South Africa and Turbomeca Canada Recent landmarks:

• Delivery of the 1,000th Arrius
• Delivery of the 5,000th Arriel
• Delivery of the 1,500th Makila
• TM 333 ordered for HAL’s Dhruv
• Arrius 2K1 ordered for the A109 Power civilian helicopter
• Delivery of the first 60 Arrius 2K2 engines for the A109 Power (South Africa)
• Delivery of the 1st MTR390 designed for the Tiger
• RTM 322 chosen to equip the NH 90
• Adour turbo-jet engine clocks up 6 million flying hours
• Arriel 2B1 for the EC 130
• Development of the new Ardiden engine
• Launch of the new Makila 2 variant designed for the EC 725 (Cougar) / EC 225

2005

• Turbomeca is part of the SAFRAN Group
• Arriel 2S2 certification for the S76C++
• 6,000th Arriel delivered
• Ardiden 1H: firt run on test bench
• Makila 2A in service: EC 225 / EC 725 of French Army
• RTM 322: qualification of the 01/9 version for the NH90

2006

• Selection of the UH-72 Lakota (Arriel 1E2) by the American Army for its Light Utility Helicopter program. The order represents a potential 650 Arriel engines. The Arriel has clocked up 20 million flying hours on the aircraft of 1,300 customers in 110 countries.
• Delivery of the 2,000th Arrius engine to the Austrian operator ÖAMTC. The Arrius has now crossed the two-million-flying-hours mark on an EC 135 helicopter belonging to CJ Systems (USA).

2007

• A century of helicopter: the first vertival flight took place in 1907 in France. Since it was created in 1938, Turbomeca has been part of this great adventure and is now world leader in turboshaft engines for helicopters.
• Maiden flight of the Dhruv / Ardiden 1H
• EASA Certification of the TM 333 2M2
• EASA certification of the Ardiden 1H

2008

• 70th Anniversary of Turbomeca
• Renewal of the Europe’s longest-running aerospace joint venture, Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd. The Adour has logged 7 million hours in flight since it was first released in 1973. More than 2,800 engines have been delivered to date and are now in service with 22 Air Forces.
• Inauguration of Beijing Turbomeca Changkong Aero-Engine Control Equipment Co. Ltd