Airbus to source titanium from Saudi Arabia as part of aircraft deal: Bloomberg  

Airbus is turning to Saudi Arabia as a source of titanium, Bloomberg reported. 

The deal is reportedly part of a broader agreement through which the Kingdom’s national airline, Saudia Group, is ordering 20 A330neo aircraft (10 firm orders plus 10 options). 

The 2.5 billion Riyal contract (€585 million / US$666.5 million) was signed on April 23, 2025, in parallel with an announcement from flyadeal, Saudia’s low-cost carrier, for an order of 10 A330-900neo aircraft to expand internationally.  

The supply of Saudi titanium will help the European aircraft maker alleviate its scarcity after sanctions disrupted supply from Russia, which is the world’s main producer. 

Titanium is essential in the manufacture of modern airliners. Both Airbus and its rival, Boeing, which even had a joint venture with Russian firm VSMPO-AVISMA, were reliant on Russian titanium for many parts of their aircraft. 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to the halt of direct supplies from Russia, but it has been reported in the media that Russian titanium has continued to make its way to the two aircraft makers through intermediaries. 

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For quite some time, Saudi Arabia has been looking to expand its role in the global titanium market as part of a national strategy to develop aerospace-linked industries. 

In 2023, Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman stated that significant deposits of titanium had been found in the Kingdom and a large titanium sponge plant has also been set up in Yanbu, on the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast, operated by a joint venture between Saudi firm AMIC and the Japanese Toho Titanium Metal Company.  The post Airbus to source titanium from Saudi Arabia as part of aircraft deal: Bloomberg   appeared first on AeroTime.

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