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Royal Air Maroc achieved “very positive” results for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain challenges, with plans to acquire or lease between 12 and 15 aircraft annually as part of its expansion strategy, CEO Hamid Addou announced Tuesday in Rabat. Speaking at the closing press conference of the 58th Arab Air Carriers Organization annual assembly, Addou […]
The Moroccan government and Boeing signed a partnership agreement to set up an African Center for Manufacturing Excellence (ACME), as the North African Kingdom seeks more technology transfer to develop its fast growing aerospace sector. The deal was signed at the opening of the Marrakech Air Show which brings together 200 exhibitors from different aerospace […]
Africa’s rapid population growth is expected to lead to an increased demand on air travel, with Boeing expecting a robust annual growth rate of 6.4% in passenger traffic across the continent. Boeing, in its latest commercial market outlook, expects Africa’s commercial fleet to more than double by 2043. Regional aviation associate AFRAA estimates there will […]
The Royal Air Maroc (RAM) CEO Abdelhamid Addou recently visited Boeing’s facilities in Seattle, USA, following an earlier similar meeting with Airbus in Toulouse, France. These visits, according to the Moroccan website Aeronautique, are part of RAM’s efforts to finalize an order for 188 new aircraft, aligning with Morocco’s tourism strategy for 2023-2026. RAM delegation […]
Boeing has confirmed the order issued by Morocco’s flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) for two 787-9 Dreamliners as the airline company is enhancing its fleet to meet a growing demand. The confirmation was announced by the U.S. aircraft manufacturer in a press release issued Monday. “The 787 Dreamliner is perfectly suited to support Royal Air […]
The Iraqi government has placed two Boeings stationed in Tunisia since 1991 for sale three years after a deal with the North African country to remove aircrafts expired. Boeing 747SP-70 YI-ALM which belonged to the Iraqi government under former and late President Saddam Hussein and Boeing 747 – MSN 22366 owned by national carrier Iraqi […]
Hutchinson group has expanded its Casablanca production site specialized in the manufacturing of composite aerospace parts and cabin insulation solutions. The 18,700 sq. m addition was inaugurated Wednesday by Ryad Mezzour, Moroccan minister of industry & Trade, Hélène Moreau-Leroy, Chairman & CEO of Hutchinson, and Philippe Olivier, Senior EVP, Aerospace, Defense & Industry. The expansion […]
The signing ceremony of the industrial compensation agreement Morocco concluded with the American Aeronautics company Boeing was held Wednesday at the headquarters of the National Defense Administration in Rabat. This industrial compensation agreement, which is part of the extension of the acquisition program of Apache helicopters, further illustrates the royal vision aimed at modernizing and […]
US Boeing Company has said that the 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters, ordered by Morocco, will be delivered to the Royal Air Forces in 2024. “We are proud to provide this best-in-class capability to Morocco”, said on Thursday Jeff Shockey, vice president of Boeing Defense in a press release. In 2019, US State Department approved the […]
Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc (RAM) could breath a sigh of relief after Boeing announced that its 737 MAX aircrafts could resume flying again by January. Morocco has grounded two MAX aircrafts and is yet to receive two more but the delivery has been suspended after a fatal crash of Boeing Max in Ethiopia. The Moroccan […]