After 787s for intercontinental, Riyadh Air swerves to Airbus for short-to-medium haul and places maxi order for A321neo
October 30, 2024 is a date that will remain on Airbus' calendar. On that same day, in fact, the manufacturer [...]
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October 30, 2024 is a date that will remain on Airbus' calendar. On that same day, in fact, European manufacturer has delivered the first A321XLR to Iberia, thus beginning what will be a real revolution in long-haul flights, and announced an order from Riyadh Air For 60 A321 neo.
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The Saudi airline thus opted to have a mixed fleet, a fleet consisting of both Boeing and Airbus airplanes.
In fact, in March 2023, it had ordered 39 Boeing 787s (plus 33 options) to be used on long haul, opting instead for Airbus aircraft on short and medium haul, although the order placed the other day is for 60 aircraft of the A321neo family, thus not excluding that A321-LR and A321-XLR may be among them which would be deployed on long-haul routes (somewhat like its competitor Saudia will do shortly).
The announcement made jointly by Airbus and the airline Does not specify when deliveries of A321neo will begin.
Riyadh Air is a 'paper airline', a company that so far has only and only existed on paper: it has been talked about for about two years, Has already spent millions and millions on commercials and sponsorships of sports teams and events, but it is expected that Start flight operations during 2025, when the first Dreamliners should arrive to her.
And beyond the type of aircraft it will operate and the beautiful purple and white livery, very little is yet known. There is no knowledge, for example, of the 787's interior fittings, nor is it known to which markets it will initially turn its 'attention'.
Instead, he has presented a few months ago the very elegant uniforms that its flight attendants will wear on board. Another detail that has not been provided relates to the administration of alcohol on board its aircraft, that is, whether it will be a so-called 'dry' company as Saudia.
