Abodies with sixty aircraft, mainly Boeing 737 NG and 737 Max, the RAM aims to triple its fleet by 2037, to reach 200 planes. As part of this vast renewal plan, the company has started consultations with the main world manufacturers.
Although Boeing was initially favorite, Airbus was finally retained as one of the two official suppliers, according to sources close to the file cited by The platform. “French devices will fly well in the colors of the national company”confirms one of them.
Several factors explain this unprecedented rapprochement with Airbus. First, diplomatic warming between Paris and Rabat, which paved the way for closer cooperation, especially in the economic field. Then, the difficulties encountered by Boeing, in particular the delays in delivery, weighed in the balance.
However, the finalization of the agreement with Airbus remains suspended from a point of friction: Royal Air Maroc requires more time slots in French airports, in particular in Orly, by invoking the principle of reciprocity. She underlines that the French companies, such as Air France and Transavia, have never been limited in their operations in Morocco.
The official announcement of this partnership with Airbus should take place in the coming weeks. It would mark a major turning point for Moroccan aviation, with the entry of the RAM into the circle of companies operating simultaneously with the two giants of world aeronautics.
