Safran Supply Chain
Safran is a supplier to other aerospace companies and a buyer from aerospace businesses in its own right. Howmet, MTU and Parker-Hannifin appear upstream; Boeing, Airbus and Thales appear downstream. The two directions locate Safran within several production tiers rather than treating every aerospace company as an aircraft assembler.
Component, engine and motion-control businesses
- Howmet Aerospace Inc.the United States | Supplier to Safran | #1 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- MTU Aero Engines AGDE | Supplier to Safran | #2 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- Parker-Hannifin Corporationthe United States | Supplier to Safran | #3 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
Howmet Aerospace Inc. produces engineered aerospace components. MTU Aero Engines AG participates in engine development, production and maintenance. Parker-Hannifin Corporation makes motion and control technologies, including aerospace systems. Altsets records supplier relationships with all three, but does not identify the part, service or program behind each one.
Airframers and aerospace systems downstream
- The Boeing Companythe United States | Safran supplies this customer | #1 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- Airbus SEthe Netherlands | Safran supplies this customer | #2 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- Thales S.A.FR | Safran supplies this customer | #3 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
The Boeing Company and Airbus SE build aircraft, while Thales S.A. operates in aerospace, defense and technology systems. These customer businesses show more than one type of downstream integration. The snapshot does not establish whether a particular Safran sale concerns propulsion, equipment, interiors or services.
Production tiers depend on the relationship
MTU's presence upstream and the airframers' presence downstream show why aerospace tiers need to be read by relationship direction. Companies with engine-production capabilities can supply one another as well as participate in broader aircraft networks. A corporate edge is not enough to assign a fixed tier across every program.
Propulsion and equipment between aerospace production tiers
Safran works in aircraft propulsion, equipment and interiors. Those activities occupy different positions within aircraft production. An engine business, an equipment business and an airframer can have commercial connections without each relationship describing a complete engine sale or the same aircraft program.