Company Insights Riyadh Air Aviation Riyadh Air News Video length: 04:10 Dubai Airshow Aviation Middle East open to new airlines to meet demand Boeing sold nearly 200 jets to Middle Eastern airlines during this year’s Dubai Airshow and the US plane manufacturer believes the region is ready for “more new entrants”. “Because of the geography and economic growth, this region will support more competition and new entrants, not only for local passengers but also for connecting economies throughout […] November 19, 2023 Video length: 01:47 Dubai Airshow Aviation Boeing remains cautious on prospect of supersonic flight Neom Investment Fund – part of the Saudi giga-project Neom – has invested in US aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic, and Riyadh Air is also considering supersonic flight in its future projects. Saudi Arabian entities, it appears, are not fazed by the view of some industry experts that faster-than-sound flight poses unique difficulties. Darren Hulst, commercial […] November 15, 2023 Opinion Aviation Emirates: A lesson in stability and success The record profits announced by Dubai’s national carrier are rooted in careful planning November 14, 2023 Dubai Airshow Aviation Supersonic a future option as Riyadh Air builds fleet Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new flagship airline which is set to start flying in 2025, is still in talks with Boeing over further orders for wide and narrow-bodied aircraft. “We’re in continued negotiation with manufacturers about aircraft,” chief operating officer Peter Bellew said on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow on Monday. “We’ve ordered 39 […] November 13, 2023 DUBAI AIRSHOW Aviation Gulf’s low-cost carriers fuel demand for smaller aircraft The number of single-aisle aircraft in the Middle East is expected to more than double in the next 20 years on the back of a predicted rapid expansion for low-cost carriers and short-haul networks. By 2042, nearly half of the planes operating in the region will be single-aisle jets, according to a commercial market outlook […] November 13, 2023 DUBAI AIRSHOW Aviation Riyadh Air positions Saudi as major player in Gulf aviation Gulf airlines are bracing for an escalating challenge from Saudi Arabia’s new global carrier Riyadh Air, which is scheduled for take-off in 2025. The highly hyped airline, whose launch was first revealed by the kingdom in March, is targeting 100 destinations in its first five years. This is a scale of ambition likely to reshape […] November 12, 2023 Opinion Aviation Middle East-China airline battle means cheap fares Emirates, Saudia, Hainan and Qatar airline services will create a glut in capacity this winter October 5, 2023 Transport Saudia plans first bond issue to fund fleet expansion State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is planning its first bond issuance as part of a funding plan to drive its expansion strategy, according to a media report. The airline is evaluating options, Ibrahim Alomar, director general of Saudia, told Bloomberg. He added that the proposed bond size has not been finalised. Saudia aims to increase […] October 5, 2023 Opinion Aviation Etihad has designs on the US market The big UAE airlines look set to compete over US skies August 11, 2023 Business of Sport Riyadh Air and Atlético Madrid sign sponsorship deal Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, giving the airline a major advertising boost ahead of its planned launch of operations in 2025. Riyadh Air said it will be the main sponsor and official airline partner of the club as part of a multiyear […] August 10, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 7 8 9 … 11 Next
Video length: 04:10 Dubai Airshow Aviation Middle East open to new airlines to meet demand Boeing sold nearly 200 jets to Middle Eastern airlines during this year’s Dubai Airshow and the US plane manufacturer believes the region is ready for “more new entrants”. “Because of the geography and economic growth, this region will support more competition and new entrants, not only for local passengers but also for connecting economies throughout […] November 19, 2023
Video length: 01:47 Dubai Airshow Aviation Boeing remains cautious on prospect of supersonic flight Neom Investment Fund – part of the Saudi giga-project Neom – has invested in US aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic, and Riyadh Air is also considering supersonic flight in its future projects. Saudi Arabian entities, it appears, are not fazed by the view of some industry experts that faster-than-sound flight poses unique difficulties. Darren Hulst, commercial […] November 15, 2023
Opinion Aviation Emirates: A lesson in stability and success The record profits announced by Dubai’s national carrier are rooted in careful planning November 14, 2023
Dubai Airshow Aviation Supersonic a future option as Riyadh Air builds fleet Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new flagship airline which is set to start flying in 2025, is still in talks with Boeing over further orders for wide and narrow-bodied aircraft. “We’re in continued negotiation with manufacturers about aircraft,” chief operating officer Peter Bellew said on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow on Monday. “We’ve ordered 39 […] November 13, 2023
DUBAI AIRSHOW Aviation Gulf’s low-cost carriers fuel demand for smaller aircraft The number of single-aisle aircraft in the Middle East is expected to more than double in the next 20 years on the back of a predicted rapid expansion for low-cost carriers and short-haul networks. By 2042, nearly half of the planes operating in the region will be single-aisle jets, according to a commercial market outlook […] November 13, 2023
DUBAI AIRSHOW Aviation Riyadh Air positions Saudi as major player in Gulf aviation Gulf airlines are bracing for an escalating challenge from Saudi Arabia’s new global carrier Riyadh Air, which is scheduled for take-off in 2025. The highly hyped airline, whose launch was first revealed by the kingdom in March, is targeting 100 destinations in its first five years. This is a scale of ambition likely to reshape […] November 12, 2023
Opinion Aviation Middle East-China airline battle means cheap fares Emirates, Saudia, Hainan and Qatar airline services will create a glut in capacity this winter October 5, 2023
Transport Saudia plans first bond issue to fund fleet expansion State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is planning its first bond issuance as part of a funding plan to drive its expansion strategy, according to a media report. The airline is evaluating options, Ibrahim Alomar, director general of Saudia, told Bloomberg. He added that the proposed bond size has not been finalised. Saudia aims to increase […] October 5, 2023
Opinion Aviation Etihad has designs on the US market The big UAE airlines look set to compete over US skies August 11, 2023
Business of Sport Riyadh Air and Atlético Madrid sign sponsorship deal Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, giving the airline a major advertising boost ahead of its planned launch of operations in 2025. Riyadh Air said it will be the main sponsor and official airline partner of the club as part of a multiyear […] August 10, 2023
