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Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, has decided to double the size of its facility in Casablanca, Morocco, to meet increasing demand due to a growing success of its operations in the North African Kingdom. The Casablanca facility started production in 2018. It transforms lightweight honeycomb materials into engineered core parts to reinforce structures […]
Swiss aircraft manufacturer, Pilatus, and Belgian aerospace company, Sabca, have sealed a deal for the assembly of PC-12 aerostructures in Morocco. The deal, which was inked Monday by Pilatus and Sabca CEOs in presence of Morocco’s minister of Industry Moulay Hafid Elalamy, will give impetus to aerospace ecosystem set up in the Kingdom to attract […]
“Le Piston Français” Group, a major player in aeronautical supply chain, has reinforced its presence in Morocco with the opening on Wednesday of a second plant in Casablanca industrial zone. The French company has invested over €6 million in the new production site built over a 4000 m2. It will employ 100 engineers, specialized technicians, […]
American company Spirit Aerosystems, which has purchased the bombardier plant in Casablanca, is expanding its Moroccan factory from 10,000 m² to 25,000 m² and increasing its workforce from 350 to 850 employees. The announcement was made Monday following a meeting held in Rabat between minister of industry & trade Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and senior leaders […]
The Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is to sell its aerostructures businesses in Morocco and Northern Ireland within the frame of the company’s new strategy aimed at consolidating all its aerospace assets into a single and integrated business. In a statement released Thursday, Bombardier announced “the strategic formation of Bombardier Aviation, consolidating all aerospace assets into […]
Morocco’s aeronautic sector continues to attract more investors and major manufacturers thanks to the country’s political stability, low-cost labor, tax incentives and geostrategic position. The burgeoning sector expanded with the opening in Casablanca suburbs of two new plants by STTS, a subsidy of French industrial group SATYS specialist in aircraft painting, and the Société franco-marocaine […]
Morocco’s aviation industry is cruising full speed steadily and spreading its wings for takeoff. This is what the figures released by the aeronautics federation (GIMAS) show. The domestic sourcing rate of the sector jumped from 17% in 2016 to 29% in 2017, while exports value rose by 18.4 during the same period. This progress is […]
Aeronautics is a key component of Morocco’s Industrial Acceleration Plan. The sector aims to generate a turnover of 2.8 billion dollars and create 23,000 jobs by 2020. The figures were announced by Industry Minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy in a statement to local media saying that the goals set for the aeronautics sector include reaching […]
A South African online newspaper published a detailed report on Morocco’s use of technology for developing its economy through the creation of techno parks offering incentives to start-ups, promoting employment and attracting foreign direct investments. “Morocco’s hi-tech story is about applying existing technology to create business opportunities and improve governance and service delivery,” said Greg […]
Hexcel Corporation has announced plans to build a 117,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Casablanca, Morocco. The $ 20 million new facility will enhance Hexcel global engineered core capacity. This project is part of the US company’s worldwide investment to create a diversified and robust global supply chain to support aerospace customers’ growing demand for engineered core. […]