This blog is a compilation of publicly available information on Safran Group’s (Paris, France) production of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (carbon/carbon) brake discs for aircraft. The company ...

Aircraft brakes are consumable components that affect the safety of aircraft landing. Very few Chinese companies produce aircraft carbon brakes as its complicated manufacturing processes, demanding ...

Collins Aerospace started a $200-million capital-investment program at its Spokane, Wash., plant to increase capacity for manufacturing carbon disc brakes for commercial and military aircraft. The ...

Collins Aerospace is expanding its facility for producing carbon brakes for military and civilian aircraft in Spokane, Washington. (Collins Aerospace) Collins Aerospace is expanding production of ...

The aerospace group Safran has chosen France as the location for its new 30,000 m² factory, its fourth dedicated to carbon brakes. This project represents a total investment of more than €450 million ...

Safran is to establish a new aircraft carbon-brakes production facility in France, sited near Lyon, which will represent a €450 million ($515 million) investment. The facility, which will open in 2030 ...