Daher has strengthened its position in Morocco as an aircraft manufacturer, equipment supplier and service provider, with the inauguration of a new plant in Tangier.

It follows the first site established at Tangier in 2001, and a second created at Casablanca during 2007.

The new plant sits just 500 meters from the other facility in the Tangier Free Zone, near the airport. It will support the ramp-up in production for international aerospace programs partnered by Daher, and provide a platform to better meet the needs of such customers as Airbus for its commercial aircraft and helicopters, as well as Dassault.

The site represents an investment of more than €15m as part of Daher's ongoing development in Morocco, which has a booming aerospace ecosystem. It spans an area of approximately 10,000 square meters, giving Daher a total 30,000 square meters of production facilities in the country. The new plant will eventually employ more than 250 people, adding to the 550-strong workforce at the other two sites.

Daher’s three plants in Morocco support such customers as Airbus for its commercial aircraft and helicopters, as well as Dassault.

"Training, job quality, strict compliance with relevant process and production standards, geographic proximity and overheads were all deciding factors in choosing to expand our industrial footprint in Morocco,” explained Didier Kayat, Daher CEO. "Our business development policy also provides support for our employees in the country, who benefit from a program to build skills and provide training in Daher quality and safety."

Production at the new Tangier plant began in the third quarter of 2017 and covers Daher's full range of aerospace expertise in metal and composite structures and parts for the aircraft engine environment.