Africa-Press – Angola. Airbus, a European aerospace and defense company, the largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft in the world, will supply the country, over the next three years, with the first maritime surveillance aircraft, equipped with modern technology.
The information was provided, Wednesday (27), in Luanda, by the vice president of the Airbus group, Bernhard Brenner, after leaving the audience with the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, at the Government Palace, in Cidade Alta.
The business leader, who was making statements to the press, informed that the contract for this purpose, between the company and the Angolan Government, was signed on Monday. Bernhard Brenner said it was a supply contract that will allow that business group to supply the country with military aircraft of the “32C95” type. “I came to Luanda, yesterday (Monday), to thank the President of the Republic of Angola for granting the contract that was signed and for the support provided for its celebration”, he stressed.
The Airbus vice president expressed his intention to work with the country, also in the field of commercial aviation, helping to diversify the national fleet, to an area that he considers “much more modern. “We also intend to work in the area of helicopters , a segment that we intend to invest in”, declared Bernhard Brenner, who did not mention the amount involved in the purchase of the means. “But I can say here that this is a very important contract for Airbus, and that it gives us the possibility to work in the defense area”, he highlighted.
The official assured that Airbus will continue to work for the development of relations with Angola, in terms of aviation and space exploration. “We feel very honored, especially for all that has been done,” he said. Airbus was founded in December 1970 and, until January 2014, the company was a subsidiary of EADS, which held 100 percent controlling interest. BAE Systems held 20 percent of the group’s shares until 2006, when it sold its stake to EADS. As the largest aerospace and defense company in Europe, the Airbus Group has its origins in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, with around 35,500 suppliers (or 65 percent of total spending).
Airbus leads the global commercial aircraft market and, for the third year in a row, beat Boeing in the private dispute between the two largest companies in the sector.
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