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As airports in the Middle East expand, they are facing new competition: each other. The region’s hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are on an expansion drive that ...

The order from Riyadh Air is also a boost for Rolls-Royce as the jets will be powered by Trent XWB-97 engines. The British manufacturer, therefore, adds at least 50 engines to its order sheet, raising ...

Travelport will distribute New Distribution Capability content for Riyadh Air, the technology company announced Thursday. The Saudi Arabian carrier plans to begin operations in late 2025 or early 2026 ...

Saudi Arabia’s new national network airline carried out its first flights in late October, ahead of its full public launch. But Chief Executive Tony Douglas knows it marks just the start of a rapid ...

Delta Air Lines has formed an exclusive partnership with Riyadh Air that could transform travel between North America and Saudi Arabia. The Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, signed in ...

In today’s premium cabins, the latest flex isn’t Champagne or caviar—or even a sliding door. It’s quiet luxury. Business class has been edging toward residential elegance for years, but on a recent ...

Heathrow has seen some strange aircraft operations. In 2005, Qantas paid for a small regional jet to fly from the London airport to Manchester each morning, sit on the ground all day and return each ...

Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier will begin daily flights to London Heathrow on October 26, 2025, marking its operational debut and the start of its “Pathway to Perfect” readiness plan. Riyadh Air, ...

Cynics may see this as a box-ticking exercise to retain Heathrow slots and claim a technical 2025 launch, but Riyadh Air insists it is a phased strategy to ensure a smoother commercial debut. Riyadh ...

RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air is set to launch its inaugural flight on October 26, with Britain's Heathrow Airport as its first destination, state TV reported on Wednesday. Riyadh Air's ...

A Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 at the Paris Air Show in June. Photo Credit: VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock.com Riyadh Air, the nascent state-owned Saudi airline with grand global ambitions, will begin ...