Safran Landing Systems, a subsidiary of the French aerospace group Safran, signed an agreement with Morocco on Friday to build a landing gear manufacturing plant near Casablanca valued at 280 million euros ($332 million).
The facility will produce landing gear systems for the Airbus A320, Safran Chair Ross McIness announced, according to Reuters.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, which was chaired by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, McIness said the new factory would help Safran keep up with the production rate of the Airbus A320 family and prepare for the next generation of short- and medium-haul aircraft.
Morocco’s Industry Minister, Ryad Mezzour, said at the same event that the project marks important progress in the country’s strategy to strengthen its role in global aerospace supply chains.
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According to Safran’s communications team, the plant is expected to be one of the largest of its kind and is scheduled to begin production in 2029.
In October, Safran also signed agreements with the Moroccan government to establish a new engine assembly line for Airbus jets and to build a maintenance and repair facility in Midparc, an industrial zone near Casablanca dedicated to aerospace manufacturers.
Morocco’s aerospace sector currently includes 150 companies and employs around 25,000 people. The country’s aerospace exports increased to 29 billion dirhams ($3 billion) in 2025, up from 26.4 billion dirhams the previous year.
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