Safran SA, is planning to set up an aircraft training centre with an investment of up to $20 million (approx Rs.97.4 crore) at Hyderabad.

The centre will be set up by Safran's engine making arm, CFM International which will train airline mechanics and engineers on its engines that power Airbus SAS-made A320 and Boeing Co.'s B737 planes. In this regard, CFM International (CFM) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL). As per the agreement, GHIAL and CFM will work towards the development of a new CFM56 Maintenance Training Center at the Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad.

The new center will be located in the new aerospace park being developed in the 250 acre via SEZ section. The new training center will initially provide advanced courses in line maintenance and inspection of CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines, which power the majority of Airbus A320 family aircraft and all Boeing 737s, respectively. GHIAL will build the facility and lease it to the CFM.

CFM International is a 50:50 joint venture company between Snecma (Safran Group) and General Electric Company.