Morocco Is Guest of Honor at Montreal International Aerospace Week

Rabat  Morocco is participating as an honorary guest in the 2019 Montreal International Aerospace Week, which kicked off on Tuesday, April 17. Morocco’s Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade, and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy is participating in the four-day event, along with other officials and aerospace professionals, including Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Singh Bains. By attending, Elalamy aims to showcase Morocco’s ever-growing aeronautic market and the opportunities it has generated over the years. He also hopes to improve bilateral cooperation with Canada in the aeronautic sector. In a speech, Elalamy said that Morocco’s aeronautics sector has stood out as an “interesting platform” for creating 16,700 jobs and currently has 140 aeronautics companies. Morocco’s major objective in aeronautics is to boost its revenues to $2.8 billion and create 23,000 job opportunities by 2020. Morocco has drawn significant investors, Elalamy said, referring to large manufacturers such as Boeing, Bombardier, and Airbus. It also has the largest Boeing 737 fleet in Africa.