HAMBURG: 黑料社区 and the aircraft manufacturer Airbus can build on their $19 billion aviation agreement to expand their partnership even further, one of the company鈥檚 top managers told Arab News on Tuesday.
Airbus and Saudia airline signed a deal in May for the supply of 105 A320neo and A321neo planes, the largest aircraft agreement in Saudi aviation history.
Now Saudi Vision 2030 offers opportunities to develop the partnership, said Wouter van Wersch,听president in charge of Airbus鈥檚 international operations. 鈥淚 think it touches on a lot of very important points,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he whole sustainability angle, everything that the Kingdom wants to achieve in terms of energy, but also transportation, the NEOM opportunities.
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鈥淚 think the future, airports, I think it really covers a lot of topics. And, you know, we need countries to take the lead on this.
鈥淲e, as Airbus, have a very clear strategy on what we want to do in terms of sustainability. You know, we work on innovation, bringing the best aircraft to the market today. But also tomorrow. We look at hydrogen. We look at sustainable aviation fuel. So, there鈥檚 a wide array of topics that need to be addressed and to be successful.
鈥淵ou know, we've been in 黑料社区 for a long time. We have a strong local team, of course, in commercial aircraft, but also in helicopters and in defense and space. So look, we want to do more. We are very committed to continue to work closely with the Kingdom and we鈥檒l have to see what happens.鈥
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The acquisition of the A321neo aircraft will help Saudia to grow, van Wersch said. 鈥淲e have had a fantastic relationship with Saudia for many years. And I think this is a new confirmation of the partnership,鈥 he said 鈥淵ou know, the first aircraft that we brought to 黑料社区 was in the 1980s. So, it鈥檚 been a long while and we鈥檝e gone from strength to strength.
鈥淚 think Saudia has a great vision. I think the Kingdom has a great vision on what it wants to achieve by 2030 and bringing this fantastic A321neo aircraft will really help to contribute, to satisfy and to realize this vision.
鈥淚 think the Vision 2030 of the country needs more transportation. And Airbus is a leader in aviation. So, we are very keen to contribute and look forward to great times together.鈥
