The general manager of Sonaca Aerospace Transylvania, Laurent Maroy, said that the new plant has 30 employees at the moment but their number will increase to over 100 by yearend, adding that the plant will manufacture components for Airbus A320 aircrafts as well as for an airplane manufacturer in Brazil.
Sonaca Aerospace Transylvania quality manager, Aurelian Farcas, stated that the plant will deliver components for 24 Airbus aircrafts this year.
Sonaca Aerospace Transylvania SRL is the local unit of Belgian group Sonaca.
Sonaca is active in the development, manufacturing, and assembly of advanced aerospace structures for civil, military, and space markets. The company is headquartered in Belgium, with production facilities in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China and Romania.