ZEO

ZEO has refined the Innovative Space Interior System concept, the new cabin interior solution selected by a number of airlines for retrofitting their Airbus A32O and Boeing B737.

The Group opened its Engineering Business Training Center in Rabat in 2013.

OUR LOCAL ENTITIES ARE INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENTS

Ramping up our business in cost-competitive countries contributes to our customers’ performance and to our own long-term development. Our increased production in 2013/2014 was accompanied by a sharp increase in our workforce, from 6,500 to 8,500 including 3,800 in Mexico. In March, we started our galley manufacturing activities in Grombalia, Tunisia, and launched new production lines: cabin interiors in Tijuana, and inserts in Thailand at the Lamphun plant which manufactures trolleys and galley mechanisms. Having had operations in Tunisia for many years, Zodiac Aircraft Systems is now furthering its activities in Mexico to safeguard production and be closer to its American clients. With design offices at Zodiac Aircraft Systems in Morocco, Zodiac Cabin & Structures in Mexico and Brazil, and Zodiac Seats in Tunisia and Mexico, our local entities are increasingly involved in development. These engineering teams help strengthen our research capacity and improve our customer service, especially in terms of lead times and costs. This trend goes hand in hand with training programs run by the European entities concerned and, in Morocco, by the Engineering Business Training Center which we opened in Rabat in 2013.

“OUR INCREASED PRODUCTION IN 2013/2014 WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SHARP INCREASE IN OUR WORKFORCE.”

Thierry Fevrier
Industrial Development Director

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