Who will be the partner? Maybe BombardierSINGAPORE (Reuters) - IAI, Israel's largest defence contractor, is seeking a partner in the Asia-Pacific region to build planes for domestic and budget airlines as demand for intra-regional travel is set to soar, its chairman said on Wednesday.
The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), whose expertise ranges from commercial planes to drones, has developed business models with two partners in Asia to build aircraft with between 40 and 90 seats, IAI chairman Yair Shamir told Reuters.
He, however, refused to name the companies or say which countries they were from.
"We are looking for a partner to develop and produce regional airplanes here," Shamir said in an interview on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow.