Safran Landing Systems

Not to be confused with Dowty Rotol.
Safran Landing Systems
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAerospace, Defence
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
HeadquartersVélizy, France
Key people
François Bastin (CEO)[1]
Gilles Bouctot (COO)[2]
ProductsAircraft landing gear, wheels and brakes[3]
Revenue€5.415 billion (2017) [4]
€682 million
€668 million
Number of employees
7,000[5]
ParentSafran
Websitewww.safran-group.com/companies/safran-landing-systems Edit this at Wikidata

Safran Landing Systems, formerly Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, is the world's largest manufacturer of aircraft landing gear, and is involved in the design, development, manufacture and customer support of all types of aircraft landing gear, wheels and brakes. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Safran SA.[6] It is based in Vélizy, France, and was founded in 2011.

The company can be traced to the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture in 1995 between France's Messier and the United Kingdom's Dowty Group, then owned by TI Group. Messier-Dowty was purchased outright from TI Group by the SNECMA group in 1998. The 2005 merger of SAGEM and SNECMA made Messier-Dowty part of the new Safran company. 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.

Safran Landing Systems operates a number of sites across the globe, in Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico and the United States; workshare is divided between these locations, each one typically specialising in an aspect of landing gear design, manufacture and support. Its main headquarters is located in Vélizy, outside Paris. The company's projects are divided into two business units: Airbus & European Programs and Boeing & North American Programs.

  1. ^ "CEO". Safran. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "COO". Messier-Bugatti-Dowty. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Activities". Messier-Bugatti-Dowty. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Full Year 2017 Earnings" (PDF). Safran SA. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Worldwide presence". Messier-Bugatti-Dowty. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Safran Messier-Dowty Landing Gear Unit Set to Benefit From Widebody Demand". Bloomberg. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2012.