(Source : Reuters)
Safran Landing Systems, a subsidiary of French aerospace group Safran, signed a deal with Morocco on Friday to set up a landing gear factory near Casablanca worth 280 million euros ($332 mln) to supply the Airbus A320, Safran Chair Ross McIness said.
The new plant will help Safran support the production pace of the Airbus A320 family and prepare the next generation of short and medium-haul aircraft, McIness said at the deal’s signing ceremony chaired by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palce in Casablanca.
The plant is a step forward in Morocco’s plan to strengthen its position in global aerospace industry supply chains, Moroccan industry minister Ryad Mezzour said on the same occasion.
The factory, set to be one of the largest of its kind, is expected to start production in 2029, Safran’s communications said.
In October, Safran signed deals with the Moroccan government to set up a new engine assembly line for Airbus jets and a new maintenance and repair plant in Midparc, an industrial zone near Casablanca dedicated to aerospace manufacturers.
With 150 firms, Morocco’s aerospace sector employs 25,000 people. Its exports rose to 29 billion dirhams ($3 billion) in 2025 from 26.4 billion dirhams a year earlier.