Type Subsidiary Operating income Founded 1 May 2011 Net income 423 million EUR | Industry Aerospace, Defence Revenue 4.943 billion EUR (2015) Number of employees 7,000 Parent organization Safran | |
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Key people Vincent Mascré (CEO)
Gilles Bouctot (COO) Products Aircraft landing gear, wheels and brakes Website www.safran-landing-systems.com Headquarters Vélizy-Villacoublay, France Subsidiaries Messier-Bugatti USA, Goodrich-Messier, Inc. Profiles | ||
Safran Landing Systems (formerly Messier-Bugatti-Dowty) is a company involved in the design, development, manufacture and customer support of all types of aircraft landing gear, wheels and brakes and a wholly owned subsidiary of Safran SA. It is the world's largest manufacturer of aircraft landing gear.
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The company projects are divided into two business units: Airbus & European Programs and Boeing & North American Programs.
History
The origins of the company date back to the formation of a 50/50 joint venture between the France-based Messier and the United Kingdom-based Dowty Group, then owned by TI Group, in 1995. Messier-Dowty was purchased outright by the SNECMA group in 1998. The 2005 merger of SAGEM and SNECMA made Messier-Dowty part of the new Safran company.
In March 2010, Messier-Dowty opened a new undercarriage components factory in Querétaro, Mexico.
In May 2011, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty was formed through the merger of three Safran subsidiaries: Messier-Dowty, Messier-Bugatti and Messier Services.
In May 2016, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty became SAFRAN Landing Systems.
Operations
Safran Landing Systems has operational sites across the globe. The sites are located in Asia (Singapore, Seremban, Suzhou), Europe (Vélizy, Molsheim, Bidos, Villeurbanne, Gloucester), Canada (Ajax, Montreal), Mexico (Querétaro) and United States (Walton, Seattle). The main headquarters is located in Vélizy, outside Paris. Each site is responsible for certain aspects of landing gear design, manufacture and support.