RABAT: Safran Landing Systems, a subsidiary of ​French aerospace group Safran, signed a deal with Morocco on Friday to set ‌up a ‌landing ​gear ‌factory ⁠near Casablanca ​worth 280 ⁠million euros ($332 mln) to supply the Airbus A320, Safran Chair Ross ⁠McIness said.

The new ‌plant ‌will ​help ‌Safran support the ‌production pace of the Airbus A320 family and prepare ‌the next generation of short and medium-haul ⁠aircraft, ⁠McIness said at the deal’s signing ceremony chaired by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palce in ​Casablanca.