French Airframer Boosts Presence in Americas Region
The company is building on its commitment to the Americas.

Figeac Aero (Hall 4 41152), a French airframe-component manufacturer, inaugurated a new factory in Hermosillo, Mexico, last May. This 8,500-sq-m (91,493-sq-ft) facility, where Figeac Aero has invested €20 million ($23.3 million), is producing light-alloy parts for Boeing Dreamliner 787 passengers doors. These parts are shipped to a nearby factory belonging to French company Latécoère, which is responsible for the 787’s passengers doors. Figeac Aero Mexico currently employs 160 people, and that number will grow to 200 by year-end. The company plans to expand the workforce at the site through 2023, when it is expected to employ approximately 700 people, according to communications director Nicolas Geneteaud.