Riyadh Air - Saudi Arabias grandiose planer

[Someone]

Riyadh Air vil få Riyadh for seg selv, mens Saudia vil fokusere på Jeddah.

Ser forresten ut som IATA-koden blir RX

https://airwaysmag.com/saudia-move-out-riyadh-2030/

Saudia (SV), the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced its complete withdrawal from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) by 2030. The decision entails transferring all operations in the capital city to the newly established airline, Riyadh Air (RX).

 

[Someone]

Planen skal være å samarbeide med Turkish

Bak betalingsmur
https://www.flightglobal.com/airlin...ion-pact-with-turkish-airlines/156093.article

Saudi start-up Riyadh Air unveils network co-operation pact with Turkish Airlines

 

[Someone]

De skal visstnok ha bestilt narrow bodies, uten å offentligjort hva. Men både Airbus og Boeing har jo store bestillinger inne fra ikke-navngitte kunder.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/140182-riyadh-air-places-narrowbody-orders-eyes-more-widebodies

Riyadh Air (RXI, Riyadh) has placed an order for an undisclosed number of narrowbody aircraft and secured delivery slots, but will only reveal its details over the coming months, Chief Executive Tony Douglas said during the Arabian Travel Market

 

[Someone]

Ser for seg å komme i gang i løpet av første halvår 2025.

Bak betalingsmur
https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/140638-saudi-arabias-riyadh-air-eyes-1h25-launch

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air eyes 1H25 launch

 

[Someone]

Skal tydeligvis samarbeide hit og dit. Ser de denne uken har annonsert ymse MoUer på forskjellige planlagte samarbeid med Egypt Air, China Eastern og Singapore Airlines.

 

[Trdfly]

Og Air China.

 

[Someone]

60 A321neo er bestilt

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...m-order-for-60-airbus-a321neo-family-aircraft

Riyadh Air places firm order for 60 Airbus A321neo Family aircraft

 

[Someone]

Utsatt til tredje kvartal i år.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/149428-saudi-arabias-riyadh-air-defers-launch-to-3q25

Aircraft delivery delays have caused Riyadh Air (RXI, Riyadh) to push back launch plans from the first quarter of 2025 to sometime in the third quarter, according to Bloomberg. The state-owned start-up had hoped to have eight B787-9 delivered throughout 2025, but Boeing has advised it to expect around four.

 

[Someone]

Da skal det bestiller flere fly.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/150110-riyadh-air-eyeing-order-for-up-to-50-widebodies-report

Further detail has emerged regarding an impending widebody aircraft order by Riyadh Air (RXI, Riyadh). Bloomberg reports that the start-up has issued a request for proposal to Airbus and Boeing for up to 50 aircraft. Riyadh Air is looking at the A350-1000 and B777X but is aware it needs to act reasonably soon to secure production slots.

 

[OJB]

Da skal det bestiller flere fly.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/150110-riyadh-air-eyeing-order-for-up-to-50-widebodies-report

Helt utrolig hva de har av midler til et såpass stort oppstarts prosjekt.
Det blir ikke lett for Europeiske selskaper og konkurrere med megaselskapene i Midtøsten fremover i tillegg til dagens konkurranse situasjon.

 

[Jccl]

Helt utrolig hva de har av midler til et såpass stort oppstarts prosjekt.
Det blir ikke lett for Europeiske selskaper og konkurrere med megaselskapene i Midtøsten fremover i tillegg til dagens konkurranse situasjon.

Du betalar när du tankar bilen. Tror det kallas för imperfect competition.

 

[Someone]

AOC på plass

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/150894-riyadh-air-receives-air-operators-certificate-ceo

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) to Riyadh Air (RXI, Riyadh), the company's chief executive, Tony Douglas, told Al Arabiya. The start-up aims to debut commercial flights in the third quarter of 2025.

 

[Someone]

Airbus skal etter sigende male en av A321XLR testmaskinene i Riyadh Airs frager for Paris Air Show

Airbus A321 -271NY 11058 F-WWBZ Airbus feried20may25 TLS-XFW for paint into Riyadh Air cs, for Paris Air Show demo

 

[Someone]

Saudi Arabia løser forsiktig opp på totalforbudet mot alkohol, ved å åpne opp for øl og vin på utvalgte steder, så ikke umulid Riyadh Air vil bli et av disse stedene, selv om det ikke er helt klart.

https://onemileatatime.com/news/saudi-arabia-ending-ban-alcohol/

Saudi Arabia Ending Ban On Alcohol In 2026, With Limits

 

[Someone]

Samarbeid med Air France-KLM

https://onemileatatime.com/news/air-france-klm-riyadh-air-partnership/

Air France-KLM and Riyadh Air have signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding, with the goal of introducing a broad range of benefits for customers traveling between Riyadh, Paris, Amsterdam, and destinations far beyond. As a reminder, Riyadh Air is Saudi Arabia’s ambitious new airline startup, which plans to launch flights in late 2025.

 

[Someone]

LHR slot på plass

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/156827-saudis-riyadh-air-gets-heathrow-slots-for-early-4q25-launch

Saudi's Riyadh Air gets Heathrow slots for early 4Q25 launch

 

[raider66]

LHR slot på plass

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/156827-saudis-riyadh-air-gets-heathrow-slots-for-early-4q25-launch

Hvor tas disse fra?

 

[Someone]

Første 787-9 til dem under montering:

https://x.com/riyadhair/status/1960435283180040427?s=46

Fresh from the @BoeingAirplanes factory!
Our first 787-9 aircraft is getting ready to roll off the assembly line and soon wear Riyadh Air’s iconic livery