Crown Prince signs contract with Rosen Bauer to develop

Agadir, Morocco, Oct 06, SPA -- Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Aviation and
Inspector General, who is also the President of the Board of
Directors of the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation
(GACA), has signed a SR 498 million program contract to replace and
develop the fire and rescue machineries and equipment of the 27
airports of the Kingdom with Fire Vehicle manufacturer 'Rosen Bauer'
of Austria.

On the occasion, the Crown Prince said that this contract
represents an important step towards achieving the goals of the
strategy of GACA, particularly the highest levels of security and
safety of the visiting passengers of the Kingdom's airports as well
as all aircraft operating from and to them.
The member, Manfred Schweich, of the Executive Board of
Directors of Rosen Bauer represented the Austrian company in signing
the contract.
Then, the President of GACA Eng. Abdullah bin Mohammed Noor
Al-Rahimi said, "The patronage of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz
for this program adds a deep dimension to the attention accorded by
the rulers of the Kingdom to the system of civil aviation in Saudi
Arabia in general and its requirements of security and safety in
particular".
--SPA