Today, Tuesday, in Farnborough (southwest London), a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Canadian company "Gulf Aerospace" to carry out an integrated project in Morocco, aiming to develop a unit for the production, modification, and completion of aircraft cabin interior parts.

The agreement was signed by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, and the President of "Gulf Aerospace," Bruno Morin, on the occasion of Morocco's participation in the Farnborough International Airshow, held from July 18 to 22.

This project, with an investment value of 125.3 million dirhams (12 million US dollars), which will be implemented in Casablanca next year, is expected to create 240 direct jobs.

Mezzour said in a statement on this occasion that "this project is fully consistent with our national priorities aimed at strengthening the industrial sovereignty of the Kingdom at the level of aircraft modification, by carrying out some operations currently performed in Europe."

According to Mezzour, it also concerns the development of the activity of "aircraft cabin interior parts in Morocco, which is considered one of the missing links in the national supply chain, noting that a new gain will be added to the many qualifications and capabilities of the national aviation platform, whose global competitiveness is strengthening day by day."

The establishment of this unit in Morocco will improve its attractiveness by localizing the activities of "Gulf Aerospace" for its European and African clients at its Moroccan site.

This Canadian company, which was established more than 20 years ago, operates in Canada, the United States, and Colombia. It specializes in repairing, designing, and manufacturing aircraft cabin interior parts and modifying and completing aircraft manufacturing.

Its main activities target the markets for luxury commercial aircraft, interior aircraft parts repair, and modification of aircraft produced within a small series.

As for its various capabilities, they particularly concern modifying aircraft cabin interiors, manufacturing cabins, seat upholstery, manufacturing composite panels, and large-scale 3D printing.