Altran announces the acquisition of AirCaD, a company specialised in private jet design

Altran announced the acquisition of AirCaD, an engineering design and development firm 

specialised in cabin-interior completion and retrofit for private jets. This acquisition completes the 

portfolio of Altran's expertise in the Aeronautics sector and is in line with the numerous projects 

carried out by our experts in the Aerospace and Defence division, such as the preparation of the 

largest aircraft maintenance centre in the world, The Wings Valley® of Dubai, dedicated to 

helicopters and business jets.

AirCaD provides cabin-interior engineering services for all types of private and government jets. With 

a team of 60 French and Swiss-based experts, AirCaD specialises in the design, engineering and 

certification of aircraft modification projects: mechanical and electrical-system research and design, 

as well as stress analysis, maintenance and certification documents.

With this acquisition, Altran acquires Design Organisation Approval (DOA), the European 

accreditation that will enable the Company to provide qualified interior-cabin fixture solutions and to 

obtain the aircraft’s “permit to fly”: one of the key services proposed within the context of The Wings 

Valley® of Dubai, a vast complex to provide helicopter and business-jet owners with high quality and 

innovative, added value services. 

This global offer will also be deployed in all the Group’s strategic international growth zones: MiddleEast, Asia etc. 

With roughly 180 projects carried out since its inception, AirCaD adapts and integrates cutting edge 

technologies and materials principally into large "flying-palace", aircraft with luxury-style equipment. 

With its expertise, AirCaD is able to equip cabins with meeting rooms, private spaces (rooms, 

bathrooms) and even medical areas. The multiple objective is to limit the immobilisation of the 

aircraft, ensure its conformity with civil aeronautical regulations and optimise the modular potential 

of restricted spaces. 

Commenting on the acquisition, Philippe Salle, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Altran Group, 

said “AirCaD's activities fit perfectly with Altran's objective in the Aeronautics sector to offer turnkey 

solutions that combine our solutions offering and global services on specialised markets. With such 

ambitious projects as The Wings Valley® of Dubai and our passion for innovation, we share the sameappetite as AirCaD for rising to the challenge. The expertise and size of AirCaD make it a privileged 

partner for great maintenance centres and production workshops".

“The merger with Altran will enable us to participate in exciting projects and leverage synergy in 

terms of the know-how we can offer our clients. Henceforth, we will be operating on a niche activity 

segment while benefiting from the critical mass of the Altran Group which collaborates with major 

client accounts" declared Nicolas Roberval, Executive Director of Altran AirCaD.