Airbus plans to boost its production in Morocco with a new factory amid Rabat's military industry boom

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    "url": "https://www.elindependiente.com/economia/2026/10/14/airbus-planea-elevar-su-produccion-en-marruecos-con-una-nueva-fabrica-en-medio-del-auge-de-la-industria-militar-de-rabat/",
    "title": "Airbus plans to boost its production in Morocco with a new factory amid Rabat's military industry boom - El Independiente",
    "excerpt": "Amid Morocco's rearmament, with increasing investments and industrial capacity, the European aeronautical giant Airbus now plans to open its third factory in Morocco to increase its industrial facilities by 30% to 23,000 square meters, according to Mickaël Bertrand, Airbus representative in Morocco, in statements to the local Saudi newspaper Asharq Business. And these plans also coincide with the continental company's interest in launching a helicopter maintenance service in the coming months, with the goal of serving West Africa from Morocco. Regarding the European group's new plans, Airbus's third plant in Morocco will have an area of about 6,900 square meters and, pending details on timelines and investment, will focus on aircraft design, manufacturing, and assembly. Thus, it will add to the capabilities of the European group in Morocco, where it maintains two factories with 1,200 employees and which, through collaboration with 100 national companies, generate more than 10,000 indirect jobs. There, it manufactures components for the A320 and A220 aircraft ranging from part of the fuselage to the cockpit, as well as the landing gear and first-class seats. And although Airbus's industry in Morocco is actually focused on civil and commercial aeronautics, the company plans to increase its activity in North Africa at a time when Rabat is betting heavily on the military industry...",
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    "published_at": "2026-10-13T22:08:09Z",
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