NYCO, one of the most important aviation oil manufacturers in Europe, offers a wide range of products to aircraft manufacturers in the field of defence and civil aviation. The company’s Turbonycoil® 600 product, which is supplied to the armed forces of many countries around the world, is also used by 70 airline companies. Sustainability is one of the priority agendas of the company, which has pioneered many innovations in aviation lubricants with its R&D studies since the day it was founded.
Lubricant World had a pleasant conversation about the company with NYCO Civil Aviation EMEA Head of Sales and Marketing Clement Fabre.
Would you briefly describe general company overview of NYCO, activities since establishment and markets covered?
NYCO is a French independent and privately-owned company, expert in the development and manufacture of high-performance lubricants and synthetic ester bases for several market including Civil Aviation, Defence and Automotive.
Everything started back in 1959 when French President Charles de Gaulle asked for a “made in France” engine oil for the Mirage III fighter aircraft. With now more than 60 years field experience in the aeronautics business and pioneer research in the development of turbine oil, NYCO has become a key partner for MROs, OEMs, airlines, armed forces and aero derivative gas turbines users around the world.
We offer a wide range of lubricants for aircrafts; helicopters; as well as air, land & marine military equipment; qualified under civil and military international specifications and approved by major OEMs such as engine manufacturers and aircraft manufacturers.
What are the latest successes of NYCO in Civil Aviation?
2022 has been a very dynamic year for NYCO. First of all, we have been selected by Airbus to provide turbine oils and greases to all their worldwide sites (Airbus Commercial, Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Defence & Space). This is a huge step in the trust of the performance of our product, also allowing operators to receive their brand-new aircraft with NYCO products pre-filled at Airbus Final Assembly Lines.
On the other hand, we also improved our lubricants qualifications coverage with Embraer E-Jets, E-Jets E2 & ERJ 145 as well as GE CF6 very soon for our Turbonycoil® 600. In early 2023 we have added and renewed several supply agreements with major Airlines such as Vueling, flydubai, Iberia and also our 70th Airline Play now flying thanks to our Turbonycoil® 600!
The wide range of NYCO products is preferred by MROs, OEMs, airlines, armed forces and aero derivative gas turbines users around the world.
As a specialist in aeronautical lubricants, tell us more about your research and development of sustainable aircraft lubricants and your works on sustainability in general.
NYCO has always kept investing in innovative solutions as part of our pioneer history. Today’s requirements for aviation are much more taking into account environmental considerations.
NYCO CO2 emission goals have been sets in line with IATA target of net-zero by 2050.
Our environmental responsibilities in accordance with our CSR policy has been based on 3 main axes:
- Introduce as much as possible bio-sourced raw materials,
- Improve our production processes,
- Propose innovative technologies with low-toxicity & low-ecotoxicity products to replace current generation solutions.
In the meantime, our laboratory is also focusing on next generation requirements alongside with our program team in charge of OEM qualifications. NYCO is already working hard with aircrafts and engine manufacturers for tomorrow’s challenges such as new propulsion systems (hydrogen, electric, hybrid and etc.).
NYCO draws attention with its breakthrough in the field of civil aviation in recent years. With the latest agreements, the company’s Turbonycoil® 600 is now used by 70 airlines.
Clement Fabre
EMEA Head of Sales & Marketing, NYCO Civil Aviation
Clement Fabre, who started his career in the purchasing team of SAFRAN Group, worked on big projects such as A350 Landing Gear and LEAP Engine Ramp-Up. He later switched to MRO activities at SAFRAN Electronics & Defense as a Sales Manager taking care of European Airlines maintenance needs. Fabre, who joined NYCO after working at SAFRAN for 8 years, is working to develop the company’s civil aviation business in the EMEA region.
NYCO quality with ADCO assurance in Türkiye
NYCO carries out its activities in Türkiye together with its sole authorized distributor ADCO. Emphasizing that NYCO’s strength in aviation comes from being a synthetic ester bases manufacturer, ADCO General Manager Selçuk Akat makes the following assessment about his business partner:
“NYCO is among the global leaders of the lubricants business in aerospace, industry and defense. We have been working with NYCO in these 3 sectors since 1996. The company is Europe’s only aviation lubricant manufacturer. NYCO carries out all production in-house, from alcohol to synthetic esters. Maintaining this production in its own integrated facility makes it even more important. We are proud to represent NYCO and bring it together with Türkiye’s leading corporations. We are happy to supply quality products to the leading companies of the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish civil aviation.”
