A plane belonging to a private flight school had an incident in Benslimane on Monday. The aircraft left the runway as a student pilot was returning from a solo flight. The Royal Gendarmerie in coordination with the Bureau of Investigations and Analyses for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) is continuing its investigations to identify the causes of the accident.
Morocco is gearing up for the transfer by Spain of the management of the airspace of the Sahara , in exchange for the opening of the customs offices of Ceuta and Melilla.
The National Airports Office (ONDA) has chosen a Spanish public company with private management, dependent on the Ministry of Transport, to develop the Infrastructure Development Program for Casablanca Airport.
While the bomb disposal experts arrived from Montpellier are working to detect the presence of any explosives, a plane from Agadir lands in Perpignan.
Morocco is showing great ambitions for the aerospace industry. It plans to manufacture its own plane.
Morocco would have entrusted its program for the launch of two new satellites to the Israeli manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), to the detriment of the consortium formed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, which had led the programs of its two previous satellites, Mohammed VI A and B, launched in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
The Tanger Ibn Battouta International Airport will soon be connected to the rail network, as part of a project that includes 15 international airports.
Over the years, Morocco has established itself in the aeronautics sector to the point of becoming a key partner for Europe in general and France in particular.
The fleet of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will grow. The national airline has ordered new aircraft from Boeing, the American aerospace and aviation manufacturer.
Pratt & Whitney, a giant in aircraft engine manufacturing , has just announced its intention to establish an affiliate company in Casablanca. Called Pratt & Whitney Morocco (PWM), the entity will be responsible for the manufacture of various parts for various types of engines.
Figeac Aéro, a manufacturer of aeronautical parts, has just concluded an agreement with Safran Nacelles, a key player in the aircraft nacelle sector. The agreement concerns the production of thousands of high value-added metal components for the nacelles of Airbus A320neo aircraft equipped with LEAP-1A engines. This contract is valued at around 140 million euros over a ten-year period.
The Moroccan aerospace sector is booming. The kingdom has significant assets to become a destination of choice for investors in this field.