{"id":86972,"date":"2024-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/06\/09\/saudia-group-mulls-wide-body-jets-from-airbus-boeing\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T00:00:00","slug":"saudia-group-mulls-wide-body-jets-from-airbus-boeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/06\/09\/saudia-group-mulls-wide-body-jets-from-airbus-boeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudia Group mulls wide-body jets from Airbus, Boeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudia Group is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to boost its wide-body jet<\/strong> capacity<\/strong>, Saudia Group General Manager Abdullah Alshahrani told Reuters<\/a>. The number of wide-body jets for Saudia Airlines and Flyadeal is still being decided, but Saudia Group will place an order this year, Alshahrani said. <\/p>\n

The rationale:<\/strong> \u201cA lack of production slots at Airbus, especially for the A320, forced the group to look at wide-body jets,\u201d Alshahrani said on the sidelines of the CAPA India aviation conference in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

ICYMI- <\/strong>Saudia ordered 105 narrow-body aircraft from Airbus last month, valued at USD 19 bn, marking the largest aircraft order<\/a> in the Kingdom\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next? <\/strong>Alshahrani said Saudia Group intends to visit COMAC's China facility in September to evaluate the jets for future consideration, although it's \u201cnot the time\u201d to place an order. Saudia officials met with reps from Air India last week to talk about partnerships including a codeshare agreement, he added.<\/p>\n

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IN OTHER AVIATION NEWS- <\/p>\n

Hong Kong flag airline Cathay Pacific will launch direct passenger flights to Riyadh<\/strong> starting 28 October<\/strong>, it said in a statement<\/a>. It will launch three weekly return flights between Hong Kong and Riyadh using their Airbus A350-900 aircraft on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.<\/p>\n

What they said<\/strong>: \u201cThis new service will offer more travel options and greater convenience for our customers traveling to and from Saudi Arabia, as well as promote opportunities for business, trade and tourism,\u201d Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam said.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been expecting this:<\/strong> Last month, Saudi Air Connectivity Program CEO Majid Khan said the program was expected<\/a> to announce \u201cbig news\u201d in the first week of June on a new route connecting Asia to the Kingdom. Another announcement on a destination \u201cfrom the west\u201d is set to be made after the summer, Khan said, refusing to disclose further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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