RABAT (Reuters) -Moroccan national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) expects to begin receiving aircraft from a major fleet expansion tender in 2028, CEO Abdelhamid Addou said on Tuesday.
The tender launched in April 2024 is for up to 200 aircraft by 2037 and the company is evaluating offers from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer, Addou said.
“The tender is currently being finalised,” Addou told reporters on the sidelines of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization General Assembly in Rabat.
About 25% of the order will consist of wide-body aircraft, with the remainder being narrow-body jets, Addou said without disclosing any detail on the value of the tender.
RAM expects to receive an average of 15 new aircraft annually from 2028. In the interim, the airline will introduce up to 13 aircraft per year, primarily through leasing arrangements, Addou added.
The fleet expansion is part of RAM’s strategy to strengthen its position as a regional hub carrier, connecting Africa with Europe and the Americas via its Casablanca base.
Separately, Morocco has launched a tender for a new airport terminal that will increase passenger capacity to 35 million by 2029, up from the current 10.5 million, according to national airports authority ONDA.
(Reporting by Ahmed EljechtimiEditing by David Goodman)
