The announcement of Riyadh Air as the second national airline of Saudi Arabia is part of a bigger plan to grow the country’s aviation activities. The future growth of Riyadh Air will not be possible without another plan: the new King…
UPDATE – The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has officially announced it will launch a second national airline, Riyadh Air. The carrier will be chaired by former Etihad Airways CEO Tony Douglas and has ambitious growth plans with a fleet…
Saudi Arabian airline flynas is diverting from the golden rule for low-cost carriers of operating one-type only. The carrier has taken delivery of a second Airbus A330-300, which it intends to start operating in the coming March. flynas inducts two A330s…
UPDATE – New Saudi Arabian aircraft lessor AviLease has delivered its first two aircraft to an airline customer. Saudi low-cost carrier flynas took delivery of its first two Airbus A320neo’s, with ten more to follow this year and in 2023.…
On the back of a busy summer, Kuwait’s low-cost Jazeera Airways produced favorable results in Q3 and an even stronger nine-month profit. At 1.1 million, the airline carried the highest number of passengers in a single quarter, it reported on October…
The announcement on October 19 that Tony Douglas will step down as CEO of Etihad Airways and take on a ‘consultancy role’ instead, is the strongest indication yet that Douglas will exit the Abu Dhabi carrier for good soon. Douglas has…