Saudi Airlines announces the largest deal in the history of Saudi aviation. Learn about it

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The General Director of the Saudi Group, Ibrahim Al-Omar, said that the delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2026, with the last of them to be delivered in 2032.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For its part, Airbus said in a statement that the total number of Airbus aircraft to be delivered to the Saudi Group has now reached 144 A320neo aircraft.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Large investments in Saudi Arabia</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This large order, the value of which was not disclosed, confirms the significant investment that Riyadh is making in the aviation sector, more than a year after the launch of a new airline under the name <strong>“Riyadh Air,”</strong> according to an Agence France-Presse report.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Saudi authorities also announced plans to build a huge new airport in the capital, Riyadh, which will be able to accommodate 120 million passengers annually.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Before the deal was announced, the Saudi Airlines fleet consisted of 144 aircraft, while the Flyadeal fleet consisted of 32 aircraft.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The state-owned carrier is expected to increasingly focus its operations from Jeddah, once Riyadh Air begins its flights, which are expected to begin next year.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Riyadh Airlines, which was announced in March 2023, had concluded an agreement to purchase 39 Boeing Dreamliner aircraft, with an option to purchase an additional 33 aircraft.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In addition, Saudi Arabia is launching NEOM Airlines, which will be based in the planned future city in the north of the Kingdom.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%B3%... #Future_Aviation_Conference</a> .. Saudi Airlines announces the largest deal in the history of Saudi aviation that includes the purchase of 105 aircraft from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B5?src=has... <a href="https://twitter.com/ali_alshreef11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ali_alshreef11</a> <a href="https://t.co/YJyraIIaE5">pic.twitter.com/YJyraIIaE5</a></p> - Saudi Arabia (@AlArabiya_KSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_KSA/status/1792626627014189237?ref_src=tws... 20, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%88... Transport Minister Saleh Al-Jasser in an air taxi</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Ground-based generators to stimulate cloud seeding from highlands soon</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.net/ebusiness/2024/5/20/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D...