Our Company
Microturbo: a world leader in low-power gas turbines
Microturbo, a member of the Safran group and a subsidiary of Turbomeca, designs, develops and manufactures low-power gas turbines.
With 50 years of passion and innovation behind it, Microturbo has become a global reference in small robust, reliable turbines and turbojets.
We work on two lines of products:
- Onboard Auxiliary Power Units for airplanes, helicopters and ground applications, and Starting Systems
- Turbojet engines for missiles and targets.
Our low-power gas turbines complete the broad range of Safran Group Aerospace Propulsion products.
Timeline
| 1961: | Microturbo is founded by James Gaston Bayard, with Noëlle starters for the Snecma Atar® turbojets powering the Dassault Aviation Mirage |
| 1981: | the Labinal Group buys Microturbo |
| 2000: | Snecma buys Labinal and Microturbo becomes a subsidiary of Turbomeca |
| 2005: | The Safran Group is formed when Snecma and Sagem merge |
Microturbo benefits from synergies within the Safran Group, an international high-tech equipment manufacturer and an aviation, defense and safety leader. The Group employs 55,000 people, has locations on every continent and turned over more than €10 billion in 2010.
Microturbo
8, chemin du pont de Rupé - BP 62089
31019 Toulouse Cedex – France
Tel.: +33 (0)5 61 37 55 00
Fax: +33 (0)5 61 70 74 45
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