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Airbus has formalized an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment as part of the European aircraft maker’s push to secure an A400M deal in the United Arab Emirates.
Under the agreement, signed during the Dubai Airshow and announced Nov. 21, Mubadala’s Strata aircraft parts-making unit would get work packages on the A400M. Airbus had signaled ahead of the gathering in Dubai that it was ready to sign deals with local partners.
Airbus is looking to secure an order for the A400M for what is expected to be an eight-10 aircraft buy. Embraer also is courting the UAE for a deal for KC-390 airlifters.
Airbus, in the latest pledge, says it also would support a Mubadala effort to establish a National Aerospace Training Center of Excellence in Al Ain to bolster homegrown talent creation.
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