Aircraft engines combine “Laram” and “Safran”

Royal Air Maroc and SAFRAN Group, the leader in aircraft engine services, signed a memorandum of understanding under which the Safran Aircraft Engine Services Company in Morocco (SAESM), which is a joint company between them, will continue to grow and increase its capacity by adding 2,000 passengers. square meters, which will enable the number of maintenance operations to increase from 70 operations to 100 operations by the year 2026.

Mohamed Abdel Jalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, said in a statement to Hespress on the sidelines of a press conference held at the headquarters of the “Safran” Aircraft Engine Services Company in Morocco (SAESM) in Nouaceur, on the outskirts of Casablanca, that this partnership concerns the maintenance of engines and the expansion of the joint industrial platform with the French group since… 1999, in order to go from 70 maintenance operations to 100 operations, explaining that the aviation industry is among the most important pillars relied upon in the development of the national industry, considering that the aforementioned partnership serves as a nucleus for the development of the aviation industry sector in Morocco, noting the importance of Moroccan competencies in attracting foreign investors. to this sector.

In the same context, Hamid Adou, President and General Manager of the Royal Moroccan Airlines “La Rame”, confirmed to Hespress that the aim of the partnership is to double the capabilities of the joint industrial unit with “Safran”, and to respond to the growing needs for maintenance services, highlighting that the aforementioned memorandum of understanding opens Prospects for future development in the aviation industry, and keeping pace with the national air carrier in its development program, which is based on doubling the aircraft fleet, and thus increasing the demand for maintenance in the future.

For his part, Paul Allary, President of the Safran Aircraft Engines Company, stressed in a statement to Hespress that the partnership between the French group and Royal Air Maroc goes back exactly 25 years, explaining that today’s celebration is considered a continuation of the events of this partnership and a renewal of ambition and confidence. Joint efforts between the two parties, stressing that the ambition of Safran management revolves around increasing production capabilities, given the large number of CFM56 engines flying daily across the world, which amounts to 23 thousand engines, as all of them require maintenance services, while the group also seeks to Developing after-sales services and engine rental.

Under the new memorandum of understanding, SAESM will be able to strengthen its position as a franchise for the CFM56 engines in Safran’s global maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) system, providing airlines with a full range of services covering the entire maintenance process, from diagnosis to warranties. Performance on the test bench.

The majority of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft are equipped with CFM56 engines, which are manufactured by Safran Aircraft Engines and General Electric Aviation (GE Aerospace) within the framework of their joint project. More than 33 thousand engines of this type have been delivered.

To keep pace with this development, the company also plans to employ about one hundred people until 2026, bringing the number of its employees to 350 people. The Foundation will also benefit from local academic partnerships supported by Royal Air Maroc and Safran Aircraft Engines in order to develop the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) system in Morocco.

In order to reduce carbon emissions in Safran’s various facilities, the company invested in installing solar panels on the roof and shaded areas in the parking lot, with the aim of achieving 30 percent of renewable energy by 2025.