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As experts in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, we are committed to operational excellence through the implementation of rigorous maintenance protocols, ensuring the highest standards of operational integrity across all maintenance activities.
As experts in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, we are committed to operational excellence through the implementation of rigorous maintenance protocols, ensuring the highest standards of operational integrity across all maintenance activities.
About us
At the heart of aviation for 50 years
As a strategic partner to the global aviation industry, Sabena technics has been recognized for its technical expertise and operational excellence for over five decades.
Supported by our team of 4,000 technicians, mechanics and engineers, we ensure the operational integrity of aircraft fleets entrusted to us by civil, military, and governmental clients worldwide.
Our global network delivers mission-critical maintenance solutions to keep our partners’ fleets airworthy and operationally ready across all continents.
Our story
We are Sabena technics
We have pioneered alongside generations of technological innovations born from a trailblazing industry. From the Concorde’s maiden flights to today’s ultra-modern aircraft, we have stood at the epicenter of aviation history.
Sabena technics story has been interwoven with the evolution of aviation itself for 50 years. Together, we honor past achievements while anticipating tomorrow’s challenges—whether operational, strategic, or technological.
Over five decades, our passion has grown side by side with our expertise, guided always by an unwavering priority: safeguarding the extraordinary professionals who daily execute critical missions.
Sabena technics ensures the airworthiness integrity of the world’s most advanced aircraft, meeting the exacting demands of global organizations so they may fulfill their most vital operations.
We have been at the heart of aviation.
We are Sabena technics.
Timeline
Our key milestones
Values
Sabena technics has consistently written its legacy with unwavering authenticity and has been built around core values that guide every initiative and strategic choice we make.
Esprit de corps
The combined strength and solidarity of our 4,000 employees form the beating heart of Sabena technics. We are a group that harnesses the power of collective action—the cornerstone of our operational excellence—to tackle every challenge head-on and pioneer aviation’s next chapter.
Pushing boundaries
When faced with the most complex challenges, we stand our ground. We turn every obstacle into an opportunity, fostering relentless adaptability to drive progress, innovation and extend the frontiers of aviation.
Highest standards
Guided by a quiet strength, we demand peak performance from ourselves daily, ensuring every task meets the highest industry standards.
Integrity in action
We do what we say, and we say what we do. This ethical imperative underpins our credibility, as we uphold transparency and accountability in every operation.
Our commitments
Building a more sustainable, safer, and more inclusive future.
We are shaping a more sustainable, safer, and more inclusive future for aviation and the communities where we operate. As experts in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, safety is part of our DNA. We pursue operational excellence by enforcing rigorous standards to guarantee a high level of operational integrity.
Governance
Our Executive Committee
Some examples of our most iconic projects
Civil protection operations
The French Civil Protection Agency operates year-round across domestic territories and international zones, with heightened aerial firefighting deployments during summer months. We maintains full airworthiness certification for the agency’s specialized fleet, comprising 12 Canadair CL-415s, 8 Dash 8 Q400s, and 3 Beech 200s.
Government fleet
Primarily used in critical mission configuration such as medical evacuation missions (MEDEVAC), transport of very high-level authorities (VVIP), and government aviation and operated by the ET60 Transport Squadron, Our teams maintain Falcon 7X/2, Falcon 900/1, Falcon 900 EX EASy/1, and Falcon 2000 aircraft at the air base 107 located in Vélizy-Villacoublay.
Airbus A350
As the only airline operating an all-Airbus A350 XWB fleet, French bee entrusts us with the complete maintenance of its aircraft, both line and base maintenance. Over 100 Sabena technics experts work on these new-generation aircraft, designed with the latest technologies and innovations.