Kingdom and Airbus can fly high together, says company chief

One of the company’s top managers told Arab News that 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. The deal was signed for $19 billion between the Kingdom and Airbus. Wouter van Wersch, president in charge of Airbus’s international operations said “I think it touches on a lot of very important points.

“The whole sustainability angle, everything that the Kingdom wants to achieve in terms of energy, but also transportation, the NEOM opportunities. He added further that airbus has a clear strategy on what we want to do for maintaining sustainable environment. The company has the best aircraft today but it also looks at the future like sustainable aviation fuel and using hydrogen as a fuel in its airlines.

The President in-charge of Airbus further quoted “The acquisition of the A321neo aircraft will help Saudia to grow.” He also revealed that we have a fantastic relationship with Saudia Arabia and this is a confirmation of a new partnership. So, it’s been a long while and we’ve gone from strength to strength.

The company chief said Saudia Arabia has great vision on what it wants to achieve by 2030 and bringing this neo-aircraft will really help to contribute to satisfy and to realize this vision. He further quoted “I 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.”