Morocco’s aerospace industry has grown since the early 2000s around the Nouaceur area near Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca. It now gathers more than a hundred companies, mostly tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers to global OEMs such as Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, Dassault and Safran.
Key platforms
- Midparc, dedicated aerospace free zone with a one-stop investor window.
- Aéropole Nouaceur, historic cluster near the airport.
- Selected expansion toward Tangier and Rabat for some suppliers.
Players
- Engines and equipment, Safran Aircraft Engines, Safran Electronics & Defense, Safran Nacelles, Safran Engineering Services Morocco, Hexcel, Le Piston Français, Stelia Aerospace, Thales.
- MRO, Royal Air Maroc Engineering.
- Industry federation, GIMAS.
Roles
- Engineers in methods, quality (EN 9100), production and R&D composites;
- Technicians, fitters, boilermakers, aircraft electricians;
- CNC programmers and machine operators;
- Mechanical, materials and structural-analysis engineers;
- Quality auditors, Part 21G, Part 145.
Training
Institut des métiers de l’aéronautique (IMA) in Nouaceur, co-run by GIMAS, OFPPT and the State; EMI, ENSAM, ENSA, EHTP for engineering; specialised master’s in materials and aerostructures.