SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
Company-provided description, not an official-source fact. Certifications, capacities, years and market positions stated in it are the company's own claims until a record below confirms them.
World Leader in Aircraft Landing and Braking Systems Our ambition is to deliver best-in-class landing and braking solutions, helping make flying ever safer, more innovative, and more sustainable. Our ATA32 expertise spans the entire lifecycle of our products, from design to in-service support.
- Type
- manufacturer (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Manufacturer (official record)
- Location
- Velizy-Villacoublay, France
- Founded
- 1900 (matches the state register)
- Website
- https://www.safran-group.com/companies/safran-landing-systems
- Categories
- Aerospace & Aviation Manufacturing
Listed in a source registry
France INSEE Sirene / INPI RNE state register (annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr)
What is established and what is not
No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 20 official records from 13 official sources are on file. 4 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. The manufacturing role above rests on the official records listed below, and only as far as each literally goes: a facility registration or licence is not an observation of current production. Nothing here confirms ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Facts on file, each with its evidence type
- First recorded on the web archive (record type: web-presence-since) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The web archive holds a page at this address from 2005. Shows a web archive saw a page at this address on that date. It does not show who ran the site then. checked 2026-08-20. Internet Archive (Wayback)
- The inspection report describes the site: Implanté sur les communes de Bidos et d’Oloron-Sainte-Marie, l’établissement SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEM de BIDOS exploite un site d’assemblage et de fabrication de trains d’atterrissage pour avions civils, militaires et hélicoptères. De ce fait, l’établissement relève de la nomenclature des ICPE pour son activité de travail mécanique des métaux, de revêtement et traitement métallique et de galvanisation des métaux (rubriques n° 2560, 2565 et 2567), ainsi que par le cumul des substances dangereuses utilisées ou stockées sur site (rubriques 4000, statut Seveso seuil haut). (record type: facility-activity-described) [official record; status green] The inspection report describes the site: Implanté sur les communes de Bidos et d’Oloron-Sainte-Marie, l’établissement SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEM de BIDOS exploite un site d’assemblage et de fabrication de trains d’atterrissage pour avions civils, militaires et hélicoptères. De ce fait, l’établissement relève de la nomenclature des ICPE pour son activité de travail mécanique des métaux, de revêtement et traitement métallique et de galvanisation des métaux (rubriques n° 2560, 2565 et 2567), ainsi que par le cumul des substances dangereuses utilisées ou stockées sur site (rubriques 4000, statut Seveso seuil haut).. A state inspector wrote this after standing on the site, so it describes what the plant actually does, not what its own website claims. checked 2026-10-20. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- inspection-follow-up (record type: inspection-follow-up) [official record; status amber] Inspection 2025-11-25: 11 control points, 5 with follow-up: Mise à jour de l’étude de dangers: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant (request to the operator for supporting documents), 3 mois; La politique de prévention des accidents majeurs: proposed Demande d'action corrective (request for corrective action), 21 jours; FOUDRE – Déchets: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant (request to the operator for supporting documents), 1 mois; Mise à jour du POI: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant (request to the operator for supporting documents), 1 mois; Liste des produits de décomposition: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant (request to the operator for supporting documents), 3 mois. The inspector checked each regulatory point and wrote down which ones need a follow-up. A request for documents is an open question, not a proven breach; the report does not say how it was resolved later. checked 2026-10-20. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-08-03. OpenSanctions
- No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-08-03. OpenSanctions
- On the company register (record type: registered-since) [official record; status green] On the company register since 1900. Shows how long the company has been on the state register, which is hard to fake and easy to check. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- Website domain registered (record type: domain-registered) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] Shows how long this web address has been registered. That is the age of the domain, not of the company: a domain can change owners. checked 2026-08-03. Domain registry record
- financials-published (record type: financials-published) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2025: revenue €2.7B, profit €211.6M. Lets you size the supplier against your own volume: the figure comes from accounts filed with the state, not from a claim on a website. effective since 2025-12-31. INPI/BCE published accounts (data.economie.gouv.fr)
- Active legal entity ID (LEI) (record type: lei-active) [official record; status green] A global identifier used in finance; an active one is renewed yearly. checked 2026-08-23. GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- Operating permit for the production site (record type: operating-permit) [official record; status green] Shows an authority issued a permit for an installation at this site for the activity named in the record. A permit is not an inspection report and not an observation that production is running today. checked 2026-08-31. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- Listed in the national industrial register as an industrial site (record type: industrial-site-registered) [official record; status green] The country's industrial register lists this company as holding a working industrial establishment, with its own registry number and activity code. A trading office does not get one. Open the source for the entry. effective since 2024-12-31. IREP, French register of pollutant releases and waste (declared by the operator)
- Site address listed in a government regulator's register (record type: facility-registered) [official record; status green] Shows the regulator records a site of this company at a named address. A registration is not an observation of current production. checked 2026-10-15. European Industrial Emissions Portal (E-PRTR / IED), European Environment Agency
- Authorised Economic Operator in the EU customs register (record type: aeo-certified) [official record; status green] Customs granted trusted-trader status after auditing its procedures. checked 2026-08-30. EU AEO register (European Commission)
- Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. checked 2026-08-03. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- Named directors on file (record type: directors-on-file) [official record; status green] 2 directors on file. The register names the people who run the company, so there is someone answerable if something goes wrong. checked 2026-08-03. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- EU customs identifier (EORI) active (record type: export-registered-eori) [official record; status green] An EORI number identifies the company to EU customs for imports, exports and transit. A valid number does not show that any shipment took place and is not a licence to export a particular product. checked 2026-08-03. EU EORI validation (European Commission)
- Files its annual accounts, latest on public record (record type: bodacc-accounts-filed) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2026. Indicates the company still meets its reporting duties. checked 2026-08-03. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- Street address on file in the state register (record type: registered-address) [official record; status green] The address the company itself gave the register, so post and inspectors reach it there. checked 2026-08-10. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- Workforce size in the company register (record type: workforce-on-record) [official record; status green] Between 2000 and 4999 employees on the state record. One indication of the company's size as the register records it; it does not establish production capacity. effective since 2026-07-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- EU VAT number valid for cross-border trade (record type: vat-valid) [official record; status green] The number is registered and active: we asked the EU VIES service and it answered yes. An invalid VAT number is the first sign an invoice comes from the wrong company. checked 2026-08-23. VIES (European Commission)
- Registered business units on file (record type: registered-units) [official record; status green] 4 active business units of 8 on the register, 4 with a manufacturing activity code. The register lists how many sites the company runs. effective since 2026-10-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- Legally registered and still active (record type: registry-active-global) [official record; status green] Shows the register lists the registration as active on the date we read it. It does not show how busy the business is. checked 2026-10-15. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
- registry-activity (record type: registry-activity) [official record; status green] Activity code in the state register: NAF 30.30Z. Shows what the state itself says the company does, which you can compare with what it promises you. checked 2026-10-15. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
- A state inspector visited the site, on the official record (record type: facility-inspected) [official record; status green] Inspected 2025-11-25. An inspector came to the site on that date, so the site existed then and was not only licensed on paper. The visit itself does not show what was being made there. checked 2026-10-23. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
Government supervision
Supervision records found: 3 site(s) under a permit, 0 other site(s) on the register, 2 dated inspection(s). A permit or a register entry is not an inspection; each record is listed above with its source.
Registered business units
4 active and 4 closed units in INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement); 4 active units carry a manufacturing activity code (section C of the activity classification). The activity code is what the register records for each site, not a finding that goods are made there.
- 9 RUE GUYNEMER 64400 BIDOS: SIRET 71201953800081, active, manufacturing activity code 30.30Z (Construction aéronautique et spatiale), staff 500-999 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 1 A 9 1 RUE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY 67120 MOLSHEIM: SIRET 71201953800123, active, manufacturing activity code 30.30Z (Construction aéronautique et spatiale), staff 1000-1999 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- INOVEL PARC SUD 7 RUE GENERAL VALERIE ANDRE 78140 VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY: SIRET 71201953800131, active, head office, manufacturing activity code 30.30Z (Construction aéronautique et spatiale), opened 1991-01-14, staff 1000-1999 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 7 AVENUE DE BEL AIR 69100 VILLEURBANNE: SIRET 71201953800156, active, manufacturing activity code 30.30Z (Construction aéronautique et spatiale), opened 1997-05-29, staff 250-499 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 64260 IZESTE: SIRET 71201953800065, closed 1994-12-25, manufacturing activity code 35.3B. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- ZONE SILIC 151 47 RUE DES SOLETS 94150 RUNGIS: SIRET 71201953800149, closed 1995-12-25, manufacturing activity code 35.3B, opened 1980-01-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 17 RUE DE CLICHY 93400 SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE: SIRET 71201953800164, closed 2003-02-24, manufacturing activity code 35.3B, opened 2002-03-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- BATIMENT 227 45 AVENUE VICTOR HUGO 93300 AUBERVILLIERS: SIRET 71201953800172, closed 2006-01-01, manufacturing activity code 35.3B, opened 2003-02-24. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
Relationships
13 relationship(s) on file. Each line names the other party, the relationship as its source records it, and the source. A record of a relationship is not a finding about control beyond what it literally says.
Recorded in a source
- 2 more officer(s), not named in the record: Officer in the register. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS: Site named in the record, registry number 0006705580. European Industrial Emissions Portal (E-PRTR / IED), European Environment Agency
- 9 rue Guynemer BP 39, 64400 Bidos: Holds the site's permit. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS: Site named in the record. IREP, French register of pollutant releases and waste (declared by the operator)
Candidates, not confirmed
- safran-group.com: Website of this business. Source record
Import rules for these goods
- Aircraft parts for the EU must be released on an EASA Form 1 by an approved production organisation. EASA