Report: The aviation industry is thriving in Morocco

The American newspaper The Washington Times highlighted the efforts made to develop the aviation industry in Morocco, noting that the Kingdom is among a list of countries competing for contracts with major manufacturers looking to accelerate production and deliver more aircraft to meet demand.

The American newspaper noted that “Moroccan officials want to turn the country into an aviation hub, and attract investors who want to spread their supply chains in more countries that have available and affordable labor.”

The newspaper added that the efforts made to develop the aviation industry, which is worth two billion dollars annually, are “part of an ongoing campaign for years to transform the Moroccan economy, which is largely dependent on agriculture, by supporting companies that manufacture planes, trains, and cars.” Officials hope that this will be consistent with the efforts made. To develop Moroccan airlines, including the state-owned Royal Air Maroc.”

In this context, the same newspaper talked about the French company “Safran”, a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which sends engines for Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 aircraft to a repair factory on the outskirts of Casablanca every six to eight years, and then returns them to airlines in countries such as Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom. United States and Ireland.

“Safran” is among 130 companies in the active sector in Morocco, where parts such as wings and other aircraft parts are produced, “in an industry that employs 42 percent of women, a percentage that industrial lobby groups say is greater than its counterparts in the manufacturing industry in Europe and America.” North,” according to the Washington Times.

The newspaper pointed out that “although many companies look to Morocco as a source of relatively cheap labor, the Moroccan industry and government are also working to train skilled workers at the IMA Institute for Aviation Professions in Casablanca.”

Companies like Boeing and Airbus, as well as the manufacturers that make their components, outsource design, production and maintenance to countries from Mexico to Thailand, and from Eastern Europe to Southeast Asia; While new levels of demand forced manufacturers to search for new locations to build and repair spare parts.