Ross McInnes: Morocco Is a Strategic Country for Safran Thanks to Its Modern Infrastructure, Stable Macroeconomic Framework and Recognized Talent
Morocco is a strategic country for Safran thanks to its modern infrastructure, stable macroeconomic framework and recognized talent, stated the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the French group, Ross McInnes.
“Our long-standing presence in the Kingdom, for more than 25 years, reflects our determination to continue investing in a country endowed with modern infrastructure, a stable macroeconomic framework and recognized talent,” Mr. McInnes said in an address delivered during the ceremony marking the presentation and launch of Safran’s landing gear production plant project in Nouaceur. The ceremony was presided over on Friday by His Majesty King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palace in Casablanca.
“Morocco is a strategic country for Safran,” he stressed, adding that the future plant is far more than an industrial investment: it reflects the importance of the Kingdom to the French group, which operates around ten sites in Morocco. These facilities are positioned at the heart of Safran’s global production network and contribute to its industrial performance in key activities, including aircraft engine maintenance, aerospace wiring, aircraft nacelles, engine assembly and landing gear systems.
This industrial platform, set to become one of the largest facilities in the world dedicated to equipment and landing gear systems, will be built to the highest state-of-the-art standards and equipped with modern, high-performance production tools, he continued. The new site will host high-technology processes and key expertise, enabling the group to support the ramp-up of production for the Airbus A320 family and to prepare for the next generation of short- and medium-haul aircraft.
The plant will also play a major role in developing a resilient and agile industrial model with shorter industrial routes, given its geographical proximity to Safran’s current assembly sites and to Airbus’ European assembly lines, he specified.
Representing an investment of more than €280 million, the project will ultimately create 500 jobs and will be powered entirely by decarbonized energy. It will also help attract new suppliers within the Moroccan ecosystem, he added.
After recalling the launch last October, under the presidency of His Majesty the King, of Safran’s aircraft engine industrial complex, Mr. McInnes said he was delighted “to continue this technological epic with Morocco and to embark the Kingdom on a new adventure: that of producing particularly critical onboard aircraft systems – landing gear systems.”
On this occasion, the Chairman of Safran’s Board of Directors expressed his sincere thanks for hosting the launch event of the group’s new project in Morocco at the Royal Palace.
“This welcome reflects the commitment that Your Majesty attaches to the industrial development of the Kingdom and highlights the unprecedented industrial momentum driven by Your Majesty to make the Kingdom a globally competitive industrial platform,” he said, reiterating the group’s determination to make its projects in Morocco a model of shared success.
Editorial team/le7tv
