The Aircraft boneyard or Graveyard Business !
Morocco wants to do an 'AMARG of USA' for creating an ecosystem in support of its Aviation industry as country witnessed substantial investment in the aerospace industry in recent years.
Morocco’s Airports regulatory body , National Airport Office (ONDA) has announced a 10-year renewable bid for bringing up an aircraft boneyard outside Oujda of northeastern Morocco.
As major airlines are retiring their aircrafts, the site will serve as a storage area for aircrafts after retirement from service or on a long term storage, it will also facilitate disassembly and recycling operations boosting parts out business.
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Report says, Morocco hosts around 140 Aerospace firms, generating about MAD 19.6 billion, (USD 2.2 billion) in export revenue and maintaining over 17,400 jobs.
Morocco's aerospace exports see a foot print in countries like US, UK, France, and Germany and has ties with aerospace majors like Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, and Safran.
Now, the country sees aircraft storage as an important asset to serve the global aviation market as aircraft manufacturers (OEMs) and global carriers, those spend to store and recycle their aircraft.
ONDA plans to open the bids for the 10-year renewable project on June 8th as it sees great opportunity in the form of an aircraft graveyard to support country's Aviation, battered by Covid-19 travel disruptions.
The Oujda aircraft graveyard will start at 10 hectares and may expand to 54 hectares, as demand for aircraft storage surges.
