Safran Aero Boosters, the Belgian aircraft-engine equipment specialist controlled by France’s Safran group, has established a branch in Morocco as the company builds out a major propulsion hub near Casablanca, according to Le Desk.
The move brings another part of Safran’s engine supply chain into Morocco. It also places the Belgian business closer to the new assembly, maintenance and testing capacity planned at Nouaceur, in the airport industrial zone south of Casablanca.
Specialist Engine Components
Safran Aero Boosters designs and manufactures low-pressure compressors, front bearing housings, fan disks and lubrication and cooling equipment for aircraft engines. It also supplies engine test facilities through its specialist operations.
Those activities are closely aligned with the industrial complex Safran is developing in Morocco for its LEAP engine programme. Safran has not yet publicly detailed the new branch’s staffing, investment budget or production timetable.
The establishment of a local branch nevertheless gives Safran Aero Boosters a formal operating presence in the kingdom and could support coordination with the group’s Moroccan factories, suppliers and future engine facilities.
Two Major Engine Projects at Nouaceur
Safran announced in October 2025 that it would invest about €120 million in a 25,000-square-metre maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for LEAP engines. The workshop is scheduled to begin operating in 2027, with capacity to handle 150 engines annually and plans to create around 600 jobs by 2030.
A separate €200 million plant will assemble LEAP-1A engines used by Airbus aircraft. Built on a 13,000-square-metre site, it is expected to become operational by the end of 2027 and reach annual capacity of up to 350 engines. Safran expects that facility to create approximately 300 jobs.
The two operations will share a new test bench for both newly assembled and overhauled engines. The Moroccan assembly line will complement Safran’s existing production at Villaroche in France as CFM International — Safran’s joint venture with GE Aerospace — targets output of roughly 2,500 LEAP engines a year from 2028.
Morocco’s Role in Safran’s Expansion
The propulsion projects form part of more than €350 million in planned Safran investment across Morocco, including extensions to existing operations. The group said in 2025 that it intended to recruit more than 2,000 people in the country over five years.
Safran has operated in Morocco since 1999. At the time of its October 2025 announcement, it employed more than 4,800 people across ten sites and maintained partnerships with Moroccan manufacturers, public institutions and training centres.
The arrival of Safran Aero Boosters deepens that network by adding expertise in components positioned near the front section of aircraft engines, as Morocco seeks to move beyond aerostructures and wiring into higher-value propulsion manufacturing and services.
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