Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Riad Mezour said that after Morocco's success in the automotive industry globally, and attracting companies from Asia and Europe for the purpose of manufacturing and assembling vehicles, attention is turning today to the aviation sector, where Morocco has been able during the past few years to attract many international companies to invest in the aircraft industry, reaching today in Morocco 142 companies operating in the aviation sector, providing about 20,000 jobs.
Exports of the aviation sector in Morocco exceeded 21 billion dirhams ($ 2.1 billion) in 2022, compared to 15 billion dirhams ($ 1.5 billion) in 2021, a growth of 40 percent. Morocco aspires to manufacture a complete plane that will take off from Morocco for the first time, especially since the country is among the 20 countries that manufacture aircraft parts internationally. The government aims to increase the pace of investment in the sector, especially with the imminent opening of the country's first drone factory.
Source (Anadolu Agency, Edited)
