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AnalysisWizz Air helps to kick-start Saudi Arabia’s aviation powerhouse ambitions
Kingdom will welcome low-cost services from European operator as part of effort to create huge commercial aviation hub
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Wizz Air predicts ‘long-term’ Saudi role as it connects nine more European points
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced a string of new routes between Europe and Saudi Arabia as it seeks to play its part in the kingdom’s ambitions to expand its aviation sector.
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Saudi’s Flyadeal claims kingdom’s first all-female crewed flight
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia’s budget division Flyadeal is claiming to have operated the first all-female crewed flight by an airline of the kingdom. Flyadeal says the crew – most of whom were Saudi citizens – operated the Airbus A320neo on the F3117 service between Riyadh and Jeddah. The aircraft (HZ-FAV) ...
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Saudia seals $8.5bn agreement for nearly 150 Leap-1A engines
Middle Eastern carrier Saudia has formally reached an agreement to take CFM International Leap-1A engines for the Airbus A320neo-family fleet it ordered in 2019. The airline ordered 30 A320neos and 35 A321neos after opting to scrap a previous agreement for the Boeing 737 Max. But CFM builds the Leap-1B for ...
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Commercial aircraft line up for Dubai air show static display
The static display is taking shape on the eve of this year’s Dubai air show, with several commercial aircraft already in place.
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Lessors in Saudia Airbus legal row denied access to executives’ phone data
Leasing companies engaged in a legal battle with Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia over aircraft payments have been denied access to documents held on the mobile phones of two senior executives of the carrier, including chairman and former director general Saleh bin Nasser Al Jasser. The long-running case centres on the ...
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Flyadeal takes first A320neo from Saudia order
Flyadeal has received the first of 30 Airbus A320neos it is taking through an order placed by parent Saudia in 2019, Airbus said on 16 July.
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Saudia and Gulf Air tighten ties with codeshare
Middle Eastern carriers Saudia and Gulf Air are to enter a co-operation agreement which will include a codeshare between the two airlines. The codeshare will take effect during the summer schedule. Saudia says the tie-up will involve placing its ‘SV’ designator on Gulf Air’s services from Bahrain to ...
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Saudia seals SR11.2bn funding for 787 and A320neo fleet expansion
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia has signed an SR11.2 billion ($3 billion) financing agreement which will partly cover the acquisition of 73 aircraft. The airline describes the aircraft as “previously announced” and comprising eight Boeing 787-10s, 35 A321neos – of which 15 are the long-range A321XLR – and 30 A320neos. ...
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Saudia eyes 70-jet acquisition including 777s and A321s: Saudi outlet
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is intending to acquire up to 70 aircraft including long-haul Boeing and single-aisle Airbus jets, according to local financial publication Maaal . The Saudi outlet, citing its own sources, claims Saudia is looking to purchase Boeing 777s and 787s as well as Airbus A321s. ...
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Landing 747 crew unaware of short runway before striking construction vehicles
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Boeing 747-200 freighter did not receive critical information about reduced available landing distance at Abuja before the aircraft landed, veered off the runway and collided with construction equipment. The Armenian-registered Veteran Avia aircraft (EK-74798) had been operating a wet-lease cargo ...
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Boeing lands services deals with Saudia, Ethiopian
Boeing has inked two services agreements with Saudi Arabian Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines on the sidelines of the show.
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Saudia eyes transformation at new Jeddah hub
The opening of a new, much larger terminal at Jeddah International airport will allow Saudia to move towards a true hub-and-spoke operation for the first time in its 75 year history.
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Saudia welcomes first 787-10 to fleet
Saudia has marked the delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 with a ceremony at its base at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International airport.
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Saudi carrier Flyadeal switches to A320neo from 737 Max
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flyadeal has opted to take up to 50 Airbus A320neo-family jets, having put its previous Boeing 737 Max agreement on hold.
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Actuator deterioration behind Onur A330 gear-up landing
Investigators have disclosed that an attempt to lower an Airbus A330-200's undercarriage by free-fall failed because the condition of key actuator components had deteriorated.
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PARIS: Saudia takes A321XLR as part of extra Airbus deal
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is ordering a further 30 Airbus A320neo-family jets of which half will be the new long-range A321XLR variant.
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Water-arch mishap blew out A320 emergency exit door
Celebrations to mark the arrival of a Saudia Airbus A320 service to Dubai misfired when a ceremonial firefighters’ water-arch punched out an overwing exit and caused its evacuation slide to deploy.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business team on 737 Max, KLM, Saudia and A380
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Jaan Albrecht, chief executive, Saudia
Whether the gradual transformation apparent in the ancient and conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is driven by altruism, or a grudging recognition that a semblance of change is the price of international acceptance, is still a contentious matter.
