Safran opens world's largest LEAP-engine MRO in Hyderabad — €200m investment, 300-engine annual capacity

Safran inaugurated a new LEAP engine MRO in Hyderabad, opened virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking a €200m investment and a push to make India a global MRO hub. The facility will service LEAP engines on A320neo and 737 MAX types, with capacity for up to 300 engines a year and due to be operational in 2026.

Discovered 2025-11-25T21:48:55.670995-08:00 | 2025-11-25T21:48:55.670995-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Facility metrics: €200m investment, servicing LEAP engines for A320neo and 737 MAX, capacity to maintain up to 300 engines annually and scheduled to be operational in 2026.
  • Strategic impact: the inauguration, announced by Prime Minister Modi, is part of Safran's wider India push and investment package to deepen industrial ties and scale local capabilities in civil and defence supply chains (see Safran's broader India investment package).
  • Market context: the new centre addresses India's persistent MRO capacity gap that constrains airlines and keeps forex outflows for heavy maintenance abroad, and joins other recent moves to expand domestic MRO and supply-chain capability in India (see India's MRO shortfalls and infrastructure context).

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