French President Macron announces 'historic' Airbus/Malaysia Airlines deal
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
French President Macron announced a historic Airbus deal with Malaysia Airlines, emphasizing the importance of France-Asia trade relations.
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday there had been an historic deal between Airbus and Malaysia, as Macron hosted Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Paris.
Macron said such deals highlighted the importance of trade between France and Asia, as Europe faces up to likely tariffs from U.S President Donald Trump.
"I am thinking of the projects signed in the key minerals sector, in the rare earths sector with the company Carester which has just opened up a factory in the region of Lacq, the transport sector with this historic co-operation between Malaysia Airlines and Airbus, and in the energy transition sector," said Macron.
Industry sources told Reuters this week that Airbus was close to winning an order from Malaysia Aviation Group for more A330neo long-haul jets.
"Airbus has been our focus. Malaysian Airlines 20, and AirAsia another 50," added Ibrahim.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, editing by Jean-Stephane Brosse)
Macron announced a historic deal between Airbus and Malaysia during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Paris.
The deal highlights the importance of trade between France and Asia, especially as Europe faces potential tariffs from the U.S.
Airbus is close to winning an order from Malaysia Aviation Group for more A330neo long-haul jets.
Malaysian Airlines is focusing on 20 jets, while AirAsia is looking at an additional 50 jets.
The announcement also referenced projects in the key minerals and rare earths sectors, particularly with the company Carester.
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