A220 aerostructures [Aérostructures A220]

Description

Stelia Aerospace Morocco [Stelia Aerospace Maroc], a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus [Airbus], produces large-scale structural sub-assemblies for the A220 commercial jetliner. The facility's output includes complex metallic components and composite structures originally developed under the Bombardier CSeries programme before its acquisition by Airbus. The Moroccan operations are situated in the Midparc [ميدبارك] industrial zone, serving as a strategic manufacturing hub that leverages the country's growing aerospace ecosystem to support narrow-body production. These aerostructures are integrated into the global Airbus supply chain, with finished sections transported to Final Assembly Lines (FAL) in Mirabel, Canada, and Mobile, USA. The components are not sold on the open market but are supplied internally to the parent group. The ultimate end-users of these structures are the commercial airlines operating the A220, including Air France [Air France], airBaltic, and Delta Air Lines. The Moroccan site functions as a high-volume Tier 1 production centre rather than a design authority. Operating risks include the vulnerability of long-distance logistics chains to the North American assembly sites and the sensitivity of production schedules to A220 delivery targets. The Aerospace Garage desk would seek to verify the specific serialised part numbers allocated to the Casablanca facility compared to those retained by European plants. Further investigation is required to confirm the precise ratio of automated composite layup versus traditional metallic machining currently performed at the Nouaceur site.