Saudia set to receive 3 new Boeing aircraft

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) will receive on Feb. 2 three new spacious Boeing aircraft, including two B787-9 (Dreamliner) airplanes and  one B777-300ER with its three classes of first, business and tourist which will be number 10 in the Saudia fleet. The fourth Dreamliner will be received few days later. The national carrier is expected to receive four new Dreamliners later this year and four others in 2017. A special function on the occasion will be held at Boeing headquarters in Seattle which will be attended by president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) who is the chairman of the Saudia board of directors Solaiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Saudia’s Director General Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser. Saudia fleet will now reach 125 aircraft.