Omni has placed orders for two General Electric CT7-2E1-powered AW189s and will be the Latin American launch customer for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered AW189K.
Safran Helicopters will develop a 600-kW turbogenerator for Electra.aero’s prototype nine-passenger hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Safran Helicopter Engines' new CEO Cedric Goubet says the engine business will almost double production to 1,000 engines per year in response to the market.
The project, initiated by Safran, involves regional companies working in agricultural chemicals and energy that plan to work together to produce and distribute sustainable biofuels.