Safran to open landing gear plant in Morocco

Morocco's King Mohammed VI (R) shakes hands with the Chairman of Safran Ross McInnes, at the Royal Palace in Casablanca on February 13, 2026. (AFP)
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Updated 13 February 2026
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Safran to open landing gear plant in Morocco

RABAT: Safran Landing Systems, a subsidiary of ​French aerospace group Safran, signed a deal with Morocco on Friday to set ‌up a ‌landing ​gear ‌factory ⁠near Casablanca ​worth 280 ⁠million euros ($332 mln) to supply the Airbus A320, Safran Chair Ross ⁠McIness said.
The new ‌plant ‌will ​help ‌Safran support the ‌production pace of the Airbus A320 family and prepare ‌the next generation of short and medium-haul ⁠aircraft, ⁠McIness said at the deal’s signing ceremony chaired by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palce in ​Casablanca.