{"id":551,"date":"2010-03-24T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/?p=551"},"modified":"2013-05-18T23:34:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T22:34:38","slug":"marrakech-2010-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gacetaeronautica.com\/gaceta\/wp-102\/marrakech-2010-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aeroexpo Marrakech 2010: A place to show Morocco’s growing aerospace ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While Europe\u2019s traffic infrastructure was suffering from the displeasures of winter, the Moroccan town of Marrakech in North Africa was basking in sunlight to welcome aviation visitors from around the world. Aeroexpo Marrakech is Morocco’s national showcase for civil & military aviation, technology and services. Trade visitors, military delegations and journalists took the opportunity to visit the expo and at the same time enjoy the wonders of one of Morocco\u2019s oldest cities.<\/p>\n

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While Europe\u2019s traffic infrastructure was suffering from the displeasures of winter, the Moroccan town of Marrakech in North Africa was basking in sunlight to welcome aviation visitors from around the world. Aeroexpo Marrakech is Morocco’s national showcase for civil & military aviation, technology and services. Trade visitors, military delegations and journalists took the opportunity to visit the expo and at the same time enjoy the wonders of one of Morocco\u2019s oldest cities.<\/p>\n

This years\u2019 Aeroexpo was held from 27-30 January 2010 at Marrakech Menara Airport. The biennial show was the second edition in what the organisers IEC and several Moroccan Government Agencies plan to be a regular. Previously, there were air shows and open houses at air bases around the country, but no dedicated trade shows.
After the first edition in 2008, the focus of the Aero Expo was sharpened even more, and the success of the \u2018North Africa\u2019 and aerospace technology theme was expanded. The country of Morrocco, under the leadership of their charismatic King Mohammed VI, is being transformed from an inward looking Kingdom to a modernized regional economy, with several technology spearheads, aerospace being one of them.<\/p>\n

Identification of the aeronautic industry in Morocco as a promising asset for the Moroccan economy has led to the creation of an industrial area \u201cNouasseur Aeropole\u201d next to Casablanca International Airport. Almost 20 aerospace companies – amongst them Boeing, EADS and Dassault – are already operational. Morocco specialises in subcontracting, performing maintenance work being done according to the manufacturers requirements, with a labour cost base more suited to the region. Allowing for the easy import and export of goods and offering tax benefits, a new Free Trade Zone has been created in Tangiers as well.<\/p>\n

The combined military-civil airport of Marrakech Menara houses the Aviation School of the Force A\u00e9rienne Royale Marocaine (Royal Moroccan Air Force – RMAF) and a modern civil aviation terminal used by a steady stream of airliners bringing European tourists and Moroccans visiting relatives.<\/p>\n

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