Turbomeca stengthens its presence with Turbomeca Mexico

Turbomeca (Safran group) announces the creation of Turbomeca Mexico, located in the federal capital of Mexico, called Federal District – DF. Turbomeca Mexico is aimed at supporting Turbomeca engines operators in Mexico, Central America and north of South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela).

The primary goal of Turbomeca Mexico is to provide enhanced local support to Central and north of South American customers, thanks to dedicated front office team and Field Representatives.

«I strongly believe that the best way to improve responsiveness is to have people and technical resources as close to operators as possible. It is also consistent with Safran’s group strategy which nowadays has a total of nine companies and more than 3,000 employees in Mexico. Additionally, our decision of investing in Mexico is based on the fact the country is showing great economic and industrial development. This represents a real opportunity for our company», stated Olivier Andriès, Chairman and CEO of Turbomeca.

«Providing dedicated and fast-reacting service to customers, Turbomeca Mexico represents a major step forward in placing our services and technical capability closer to our customers», notes Bernard Chesson, general manager of Turbomeca Mexico. «We support more than 400 civil and military engines, from the Artouste and Astazou till TM333 2B2 and Makila 2A1 engines.»

Turbomeca (Safran group) is the leading helicopter engine manufacturer, and has produced over 68 000 turbines based on its own designs since the company was founded. Offering the widest range of engines in the world and dedicated to 2,350 customers in 155 countries, Turbomeca provides a proximity service thanks to its 16 sites, 26 Maintenance Centers, 24 Repair & Overhaul Centers and 90 Field representatives and Field technicians. Microturbo, the subsidiary of Turbomeca, is the European leader in turbojet engines for missiles, drones and auxiliary power units.

For more information: www.turbomeca.com and www.safran-group.com.

Press Contacts

Bettina FREY, VP, Communications, Tel +33(0)5 59 90 96 23, bettina.frey@turbomeca.fr

Chantal REISS, External Communications Manager, Tél +33 (0)5 59 90 96 40, chantal.reiss@turbomeca.fr