
Morocco Unveils $2.7 Billion Airport Expansion Plan Ahead of 2030 World Cup
Morocco is banking on an ambitious plan to boost its airport capacity before the 2030 World Cup it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

Morocco is banking on an ambitious plan to boost its airport capacity before the 2030 World Cup it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will soon expand its fleet. In a few days, its new Boeing Dreamliner model is due to arrive.

The Moroccan government signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian company Embraer for the realization of projects in the fields of commercial aviation, defense and urban air mobility.

The signing of an agreement for the acquisition of long and medium-haul Airbus aircraft by the Royal Air Maroc (RAM) airline could be effective during the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Rabat. The chances of the American manufacturer Boeing are diminishing.

The probable increase in the price of airline tickets between France and Morocco that would be induced by the government’s decision to increase the Solidarity Tax on Air Tickets (TSBA) to generate revenue is not well received by the Union of French Airports (UAF) and the National Federation of Aviation and its Professions (FNAM).

The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) intends to offer the European Airbus the opportunity to benefit from a share of the call for tenders it launched in April for the acquisition of 200 new aircraft.

In line with the warming of relations between Rabat and Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Morocco at the end of October. The acquisition by the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) of Airbus aircraft is one of the topics he will discuss with the Moroccan authorities during this visit.

An Indonesian specialized site has published the ranking of the eight most beautiful airports in the world. Among them, a Moroccan airport, which stands out for its breathtaking architecture.

Willie Walsh, President of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is outraged by the decision of the Algerian authorities to close their airspace to Moroccan civil and military aircraft and those with a Moroccan registration number, on September 22, 2021.

The strike notice from the security, cleaning and hotel sectors in Belgium has forced the airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) to cancel its flights to and from Brussels.

Many flights between Morocco and Belgium could be canceled due to a nationwide strike at Belgian airports.

Many flights between Morocco and Belgium are at risk of being canceled due to a national strike in Belgian airports.