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☆ Boeing aircraft deliveries fall in July as company plans to raise output
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023. Boeing delivered 43 aircraft to customers last month as it tries to ramp up output with airline customers clamoring for new jets. Last month, Boeing said it was transitioning production of its bestselling 737 Max plane to a pace of 38 a month from 31. Boeing's chief rival, Airbus, last week said it has handed over 381 planes in the first seven months of the year. Boeing said it logged net orders for 52 aircraft in July, which included a firmed-up order from Saudi Arabian Airlines, or Saudia, for 39 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a deal first announced in March.

Persons: Brian West Organizations: Boeing, Max, Airbus, Saudi Arabian Airlines Locations: North Charleston , South Carolina, Saudi Arabian

☆ Saudi airline says plane came under fire at Khartoum airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

April 15 (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian airlines plane at Sudan's Khartoum airport came under fire during clashes on Saturday, the state-owned carrier said. It said it had moved its passengers, crew and staff from the airport to the Saudi embassy in the capital Khartoum, and had suspended flights to and from Sudan until further notice. Clashes between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group erupted on Saturday, with gunfire heard in several parts of Khartoum and witnesses reporting shooting in adjoining cities. Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Saudi airline says plane came under fire at Sudan's Khartoum airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

April 15 (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian airlines plane at Sudan's Khartoum airport came under fire during clashes on Saturday, the state-owned carrier said. It said it had moved its passengers, crew and staff from the airport to the Saudi embassy in Khartoum. Rival carrier Saudia said separately that it had suspended flights to and from Sudan until further notice. Clashes between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group erupted on Saturday, with gunfire heard in several parts of the capital Khartoum and witnesses reporting shooting in adjoining cities. Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A Saudi Arabian airline said an A330 plane was involved in an 'accident' at Khartoum airport in Sudan
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Saudi airline says one of its jets was involved in an accident at Khartoum airport in Sudan. Sudan's doctors' union said two were killed at the airport after violence erupted in the city. Fighting has broken out in Sudan between its army and a group of paramilitaries. Two people have reportedly died at Khartoum airport while a Saudi airline said one of its planes was involved in an accident after violence broke out on Saturday. Saudia, formerly called Saudi Arabian Airlines, issued a statement saying one of its Airbus A330 jets was "involved in an accident" at the airport before a flight to Riyadh.

Satellite images showing a smoke plume in Khartoum Airport and Soba Camp. Khartoum Airport Area of Military Headquarters Smoke Khartoum Airport Soba military camp University Sudan Sports City Smoke Khartoum Airport Area of Military Headquarters Smoke Khartoum Airport Soba military camp University Sudan Sports City Smoke Khartoum Airport Soba military camp University Area of Military Headquarters Sudan Sports City Smoke Smoke Khartoum Airport Source: Satellite images by Planet Labs, captured on Saturday morning The New York TimesDeadly clashes broke out in Sudan’s capital on Saturday when rising tensions between rival factions of the military turned violent. By Saturday evening, fighting had spread beyond the capital, Khartoum, and it was unclear who was in control of the country. Here’s what videos show about the fighting and what we know about the locations of the violence. Elsewhere in SudanBy Saturday evening, fighting had spread far beyond Khartoum.

On Tuesday, Boeing announced orders for 78 Dreamliners, split between state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and new national airline Riyadh Air. The $37 billion sale, which Boeing called its fifth-largest commercial order by value, followed a deal with United Airlines (UAL.O) in December for 100 Dreamliners and a purchase by Air India that included 20 787s. Planemakers are also grappling with the after-effects of the pandemic, which forced waves of layoffs and retirements of skilled workers. While Airbus outsold Boeing in the Air India deal, landing orders for 40 A350 widebodys, the U.S. planemaker swept both the United Airlines and Saudi orders. “Saudi Airlines is a government-owned airline, and so there are politics involved with this,” analyst Stallard said.

[1/2] The Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane is seen in Long Beach, California March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonMarch 14 (Reuters) - Two Saudi Arabian airlines announced plans on Tuesday to order 78 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a big win for Boeing (BA.N) that marks the fifth largest commercial order by value in its history. State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and new national airline Riyadh Air will each buy 39 widebody 787s from the U.S.-based planemaker. The deal contains options for 10 additional Dreamliners for Saudia and 33 for Riyadh Air. Calhoun said the planemaker was standing by its 787 production guidance announced in November "and we're confident we can do it."

☆ Boeing Dreamliner Deal Aimed at Boosting Saudi Travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Andrew Tangel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Two Saudi Arabian airlines said they would buy almost 80 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners, part of a broader plan to boost travel to the oil-rich kingdom. U.S. administration officials said the deal announced Tuesday was worth a combined $37 billion and included options to take the sale up to 121 aircraft. The jets would be powered by U.S.-made General Electric Co. engines.

☆ Boeing sells 78 Dreamliner planes to Saudi airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to sell 78 of its 787 Dreamliner planes to two Saudi Arabian airlines, the latest large order for the wide-body jets in the past few months. The jetliners will go to Saudi Arabian Airlines, or Saudia, and a new airline, called Riyadh Air, which Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman announced over the weekend. "This will support the country's goal of serving 330 million passengers and attracting 100 million visits by 2030," Riyadh Air said in a news release. In December, United Airlines agreed to buy at least 100 Dreamliners from Boeing and last month, Air India placed an order for 460 Boeing and Airbus planes. Boeing is set to resume deliveries of the Dreamliner planes this week after a weekslong pause resulting from a data analysis issue it disclosed last month.

☆ Boeing Expected to Sell About 80 Dreamliners in Saudi Airline Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Andrew Tangel | Summer Said | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Two Saudi Arabian airlines are nearing a deal to buy a total of about 80 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners with options for some 40 more, people familiar with the matter said, another significant order for the American aircraft manufacturer. Riyadh Air, a new airline launched by the Saudi sovereign-wealth fund over the weekend, is expected to commit to purchasing 39 of the wide-body jets, while existing carrier Saudia is expected to buy the same number of jets, these people said.

[1/2] A Boeing 787-8 puts on a display at the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File PhotoWASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) is expected to sell nearly 80 787 Dreamliner airplanes to two Saudi Arabian airlines, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday. State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and new national airline Riyadh Air will both be acquiring Boeing 787s, the source said. The airlines are expected to buy a total of 78 787s split between the two buyers and have options to buy another 43, the source said. The Saudi deal comes on the heels of a major December order from United Airlines (UAL.O) for 100 787 Dreamliners and 100 737 MAX jets.

☆ Saudi Arabia launches new national airline
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air, with industry veteran Tony Douglas as its chief executive, as the kingdom moves to compete with regional transport and travel hubs. The new airline is expected to add $20 billion to Saudi Arabia's non-oil GDP growth and create more than 200,000 jobs both directly and indirectly, it said. The announcement may lead to a tougher battle for passengers, going head-to-head with regional giants Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines as the travel industry recovers from the pandemic. In October, Saudi Arabia was in advanced negotiations to order almost 40 A350 jets from Airbus (AIR.PA), with Boeing Co (BA.N) also lobbying for a slice of the kingdom's transportation expansion, industry sources had told Reuters. The head of state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) told Reuters at the time that it was in talks with Boeing and Airbus on orders both for itself and a planned new carrier.

☆ Saudi sovereign wealth fund reportedly near $35 billion deal for Boeing jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is close to a deal to order Boeing commercial jets for the fleet of a new national airline, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. The aircraft order is valued at $35 billion, the report said, adding that the deal could be announced as soon as Sunday during an official launch of the national airline. The deal includes wide-body jets which are often used for long international flights, the report added. Boeing declined to comment and the Saudi PIF did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment on the report. The deal is part of a rapid expansion by the country under a strategy to transform the kingdom into a transport hub and promote tourism.

☆ Superyacht rentals, private jets and a soccer-themed hotel: Dubai is cashing in on the Qatar World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A yacht that can be rented to watch the World Cup while sailing around Dubai is docked in Dubai harbor on November 1, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, in August called Dubai "the major gateway" to the World Cup and predicted it would see more tourists than Qatar itself. Getty Images | A general view of the West Bay area ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. "Its tourism infrastructure and straightforward entry requirements make it a convenient base for World Cup fans." Dubai, meanwhile, as a city has more than 140,000 hotel rooms, according to hotel data firm STR.

☆ Saudia to buy up to 100 Lilium electric aircraft for domestic network
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Hadeel Al Sayegh | Ron Bousso | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

RIYADH, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has signed an agreement with German air taxi developer Lilium to buy up to 100 of its aircraft for use on Saudia's domestic network, the state carrier's chief executive said on Wednesday. In an interview after the announcement, Koshy said "in the course of this year," Saudia will be looking at an operational commercial network. "We'll also be looking at the infrastructure that's required," adding because the aircraft are eVTOLs, they do not require airports. "It's more like a port with charging stations, passengers embarking, disembarking, and that's going to require a whole infrastructure." Public and private investors would have an opportunity to build such infrastructure, Koshy said, speaking at Saudi Arabia's flagship investment conference FII.

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