Royal Air Maroc is preparing to receive a new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner acquired from Xiamen Airlines. This reinforcement brings the number of such aircraft to thirteen, consolidating the leading position of the Moroccan national airline in Africa.
The French aerospace group Safran on Monday launched its new LEAP engine maintenance and repair site, in the presence of King Mohammed VI. It also announced the establishment of a new LEAP-1A assembly line in Casablanca.
In partnership with Boeing, the Figéac Aéro group will produce aluminum parts for the 737 MAX short-haul aircraft from the Casablanca Aéronautique site.
Royal Air Maroc opts for leasing, while waiting for the acquisition of its new aircraft to strengthen its fleet. The airline has just signed an agreement with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) for the lease of two Boeing 737-8 MAX.
As part of its expansion, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plans to acquire some 200 aircraft from Airbus. The European manufacturer is expected to deliver these aircraft by 2037.
The six initial Apache AH-64E helicopters delivered to Morocco on Wednesday were transported on Sunday to the Khouribga air base.
Morocco is establishing itself on the international aerospace scene. This is what Afaf Saidi, Director of Aerospace, Rail, Naval and Renewable Energy Industries at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, has declared. According to her, the Kingdom is not only a major player in the sector globally, but also the undisputed leader in Africa.
Morocco is gradually receiving the 24 Apache AH-64 helicopters it had acquired from the American manufacturer Boeing as part of the US government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program dedicated to the sale of defense products and military equipment abroad.
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 national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is striving to meet the ever-growing demand. In this sense, it plans to acquire a significant number of aircraft from the European and American aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, and the Brazilian Embraer.
Morocco is about to receive its first Apache AH-64E attack helicopter ordered in 2019 from the United States.
In June 2020, a contract for the acquisition of 24 Apache AH-64 helicopters had been concluded between the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing and the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) as part of the US government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program dedicated to the sale of defense products and military equipment abroad.