Safran Aircraft Engines signs training agreement with GIMAS

The first agreement has been signed with the Moroccan Aerospace Industries Association (GIMAS) to train engine mechanics and technicians.

The MoU covers the development and provision of training for between 60 and 100 persons per year as from early 2025. It aims at responding to the needs for a skilled workforce of Safran’s MRO subsidiary SAESM and its future dedicated LEAP MRO shop.  Trainees will benefit from existing infrastructure, as well as new, purpose-built facilities belonging to Morocco’s foremost training providers.

Two additional agreements concern plans for the new MRO shop in the Midparc aerospace hub, a free trade zone, located in the Casablanca airport zone.

Upon completion, the new MRO shop will employ more than 600 people. It will be able to handle 150 engines per year and meet fast-growing demand for LEAP shop visits, especially from airlines based in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

According to the Group, the new installation will further expand Safran’s industrial footprint in Morocco while strengthening its partnership which spans over quarter of a century.

Safran currently employs around 4,700 people through eight companies or joint-ventures.