Airbus submits an offer in a tender for 84 flight aircraft

A dozen or so days ago, the French “Le Monde” reported that the president of Airbus was going to Poland with hope for large orders. LOT LOT It is in the process of making decisions to buy new aircraft intended for regional routes. It's about 84 machines. There are two aircraft models in the game: Embraer 195-E2 and Airbus A220.

– Our offer applies to two versions of the A220-100 and 300 aircraft- said PAP Vice President of Airbus Benoit de Saint-Exupery during his visit to Warsaw. He admitted that LOT was waiting for an offer for 84 regional aircraft. – The fleet is to be replaced quite quickly, it can start in 2026 or 2027 and last until 2030. From what we know, the flight is to decide the tender and make a decision quite quickly within a few months. The faster, the better for the carrier, “said De Saint -Exupery. When asked what speaks for the choice of Airbus, not the Brazilian embraers, he replied that the A220 is the latest platforms currently used in the world. – The aircraft has a development perspective in front of it, at least 20-30 years and it can be produced for that much. It also has great potential for improvements, improvement of aerodynamics, performance, etc. which can appear for many years. For LOT it is a future proposal. The competition offers machines based on previous generation technologies, with a platform from almost 25 years ago – noted the vice president of Airbus. According to him, the A220 “perfectly corresponds to LOT's ambitions and plans to transform the carrier.” – Our discussions with the line show that LOT plans to be larger, better, balanced from an environmental and social point of view, and permanently income. We have a plane that corresponds to this four challenge – emphasized De Saint -Exupery. As he noted, the A220 is larger, has more places than the competition, a hull with a larger cross -section ensuring better comfort in every place in the passenger cabin. – thanks to more places and lower by 8-9 percent The accounts of the miles cost for the passenger will be able to generate an additional contribution to a profit of over $ 2.5 billion. compared to a competitor – he added. In the opinion of the Vice President of Airbus, with the prospects of market growth in the region, with the expected increase in the number of Polish passengers on European routes by 33 million in the next 15 years with the perspective of the Central Communication Port in 2032, it is obvious that a larger plane is a better solution. – We believe that it is a plane responding to all LOT expectations and safe as an investment for the future – he emphasized. As Benoit de Saint-Exupery pointed out, passenger aviation has obvious development prospects. – Generally, every 15 years air traffic doubles and it will be in the future. Forecasts for Poland are over 4 percent. An increase every year, and it will discourage traffic over 15 years. The sector is in a strong growth phase – he assessed. In his opinion, “last generation aircraft, such as A220, are even more economical, with CO2 emissions 25 % lower than those previous generations.” – So we have a product that is part of the assumed path of decarbonization of aviation. And it is able to very quickly in 100 percent. Transfer to new -generation low -emission fuels – he added. In recent days, Airbus has provided a 400-hundred A220, and so far over 900 such aircraft has been ordered. According to the concern, this machine years in the colors of over 20 lines, over 1.5 thousand. routes between 470 airports on five continents. Airbus Canada is the producer of A220. The aircraft is made of parts produced around the world, of which about 40 percent. comes from Europe. Some elements are produced in Poland. The LOT fleet consists of two manufacturers: Boeing and Embraer. In the past, the national carrier leased Airbus aircraft seasonally when he needed additional machines.

In the case of Embraer, LOT currently operates 47 machines such as: E195, E175, E190, E170 and three pieces of E195 -E2 – a new generation of this type of aircraft. The Brazilian concern in the tender offers E195-E2. A few days ago in Warsaw, the Brazilian offer was presented by the head of the Embraer group Francisco Gomes Neto. He said Embraer wants to expand cooperation with the Polish industry in the field of production, final assembly, servicing and repairing aircraft. – We offer partnership in the production, service and training sector can contribute to strengthening the position of the Polish economy in the global aviation industry. Over the next 10 years, they could generate $ 3 billion for Poland and potentially create 5,000 new jobs – said Gomes Neto.

The Airbus concern deals with the design, production and supply of products, services and aviation solutions in the segment of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense, space and safety for clients from around the world. The greatest shareholders are governments France, German and Spainwith 10.83, 10.82 and just over 4 percent, respectively. action. The capitalization of the company is almost EUR 1.377 trillion. Embraer is a global aviation company based in Braziloperating in four key areas: passenger aviation, private jet, defense sector and agricultural services.